Paavo Puurunen (born 28 August 1973 in Kuhmo, Kainuu) is a retired Finnish biathlete who competed at four Winter Olympics.

[1] Puurunen debuted on the World Cup scene in the 1995/96 season.

His second world cup medal bronze in a pursuit is also from world championship that happened in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk.

In an ordinary world cup competition he has no better placing than 6th.

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