Esko Saira
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men’s biathlon
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1972 Sapporo 4 x 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1976 Innsbruck 4 x 7.5 km relay
World championships
Bronze medal – third place1975 Antholz-Anterselva20 km individual

Esko Saira (born June 14, 1938, in Lemi, South Karelia) is a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with the Finnish team.[1]

At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck he again received a team silver medal. [2]

References

  1. "1972 Winter Olympics Sapporo, Japan Biathlon" Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 25, 2008)
  2. "1976 Winter Olympics Innsbruck, Austria Biathlon" Archived 2007-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 25, 2008)


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