Antti Tyrväinen

For the ice hockey player, see Antti Tyrväinen (ice hockey).

Antti Eerkki Tyrväinen (5 November 1933 – 13 October 2013)^[1][2] was a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley,^[1] and silver medals in the World Championships in 1962 and 1963 together with a bronze medal in 1965. He was born in Ylöjärvi.

Antti Tyrväinen

Personal information
Full name	Antti Eerkki Tyrväinen
Born	(1933-11-05)5 November 1933 Ylöjärvi, Finland
Died	13 October 2013(2013-10-13) (aged 79) Tampere, Finland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (1960, 1964)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	6 (1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966)
Medals	6 (1 gold)
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1960 Squaw Valley 20 km individual World Championships 1961 Umeå Team event 1962 Hämeenlinna 20 km individual 1962 Hämeenlinna Team event 1963 Seefeld 20 km individual 1963 Seefeld Team event 1965 Elverum 20 km individual

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[3]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

Event	Individual
1960 Squaw Valley	Silver
1964 Innsbruck	13th

World Championships

6 medals (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Team (time)	Relay
1959 Courmayeur	17th	4th	—
1961 Umeå	5th	Gold	—
1962 Hämeenlinna	Silver	Silver	—
1963 Seefeld	Silver	Silver	—
1965 Elverum	Bronze	5th	—
1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	17th	—	5th

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.