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"THE FLYING FINN"AND WORLD STAR SKI JUMPER-VEIKKO KANKKONEN FROM FINLAND
Veikko Kankkonen
Olympic medal record | ||
Ski jumping | ||
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Competitor for Finland | ||
Gold | 1964 Innsbruck | Individual normal hill |
Silver | 1964 Innsbruck | Individual large hill |
Veikko Kankkonen (born January 5, 1940 in Sotkamo) is a Finnish ski jumper who was active in the 1960's.
Kankkonen earned two ski jumping medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics with a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill. That same year he won the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival, which also earned him the Holmenkollen medal (Shared with Eero Mäntyranta, Georg Thoma, and Halvor Næs). He also won Four Hills Tournament.
[edit] References
- FIS-Ski: Veikko Kankkonen – statistics
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
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"THE FLYING FINN"AND WORLD STAR SKI JUMPER:RISTO JUSSILAINEN
Risto Jussilainen
Medal record | ||
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Men's ski jumping | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Silver | 2002 Salt Lake City | Team large hill |
World Championships | ||
Silver | 2001 Lahti | Team normal hill |
Silver | 2001 Lahti | Team large hill |
Silver | 2005 Oberstdorf | Team large hill |
Risto Jussilainen (born June 10, 1975 in Jyväskylä) is a retired Finnish ski jumper. He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Jussilainen has also won two World Cup events and achieved 16 podium places. He also won seven World Cup events in the Team category (Normal hill, Large hill, and Ski Flying) between 2000 and 2002. Jussilainen also won silver medals in both team events (normal and large hills) at the 2001 Nordic skiing World Championships.
[edit] References
- (Finnish) Risto Jussilainen's Official Website
- (English) Risto Jussilainen's Unofficial Website
- FIS-Ski: Risto Jussilainen – statistics
"THE FLYING FINN"ESKO JÄRVINEN-WORLD STAR SKI JUMPER FROM FINLAND
Esko Järvinen
Medal record | ||
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Men's Nordic combined | ||
Bronze | 1929 Zakopane | Individual |
Kauko Esko Järvinen (December 15, 1907 – March 7, 1976) was a Finnish Nordic combined skier, ski jumper, and military patrol competitor (precursor to biathlon) who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
He was born in Lathi and died in Helsinki. He was the younger brother of Erkki Järvinen.
At the 1928 Winter Olympics he finished fourth in the Nordic combined competition and 22nd in the ski jumping event. He also competed in the military patrol event which was held as demonstration sport and finished second with the Finnish team.
He won an individual bronze at the 1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.
[edit] External links
- FIS-Ski: Esko Jaervinen – statistics
"THE FLYING FINN"AND WORLD STAR SKI JUMPER FROM FINLAND(SUOMI-FINLAND)
Ensio Hyytiä
Medal record | ||
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Men's ski jumping | ||
World Championships | ||
Silver | 1958 Lahti | Individual large hill |
Ensio Hyytiä (born March 24, 1938 in Rovaniemi) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the ski jumping silver medal at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.
[edit] External links
- FIS-Ski: E. Hyytiae – statistics
"THE FLYING FINN"VEIKKO HEINONEN-FINNISH SKI JUMPER
Veikko Heinonen
Medal record | ||
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Men's ski jumping | ||
World Championships | ||
Silver | 1954 Falun | Individual large hill |
Veikko Heinonen (born October 4, 1934 in Lahti). was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1950's. He won the ski jumping silver medal at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.
[edit] External links
- FIS-Ski: V. Heinonen – statistics
"THE FLYING FINN"ANTTI HYVÄRINEN"WORLDS STAR SKI JUMPER AND OLYMPIC WINNER:FROM FINLAND(SUOMI-FINLAND)
Antti Hyvärinen
Medal record | ||
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Men's Ski jumping | ||
Competitor for Finland | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Gold | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Large hill |
Antti Abram Hyvärinen (June 21, 1932 – January 13, 2000) was a Finnish ski jumperRovaniemi. who competed in the 1950s. He was born in
His best year as a ski jumper was 1956, when he won a gold medal in the Individual large hill at the Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo as well as the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival. He became the first non-Norwegian ski jumper to win an Olympic gold medal.
[edit] External links
- FIS-Ski: A. Hyvaerinen – statistics
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
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Awards | ||
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Preceded by Voitto Hellstén | Finnish Sportspersonality of the year 1956 | Succeeded by Olavi Vuorisalo |
"THE FLYING FINN"NIILO HALONEN-FINNISH STAR SKI JUMPER
Niilo Halonen
Medal record | ||
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Men's ski jumping | ||
Competitor for Finland | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Silver | 1960 Squaw Valley | Individual Large Hill |
World Championships | ||
Bronze | 1962 Zakopane | Individual large hill |
Niilo Halonen (born December 25, 1940 in Kouvola) was a former Finnish ski jumper who competed between 1960 and 1967. His biggest success was the silver medal in the individual large hill at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.
Halonen also won the bronze medal in the individual large hill at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane. He also finished second as well in a normal hill competition in Germany in 1964.
[edit] External links
- FIS-Ski: N. Halonen – statistics
"THE FLYING FINN"FINNISH SKI JUMPER VESA HAKALA
Vesa Hakala
Medal record | ||
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Men's ski jumping | ||
World Championships | ||
Silver | 1991 Val di Fiemme | Team large hill |
Vesa Hakala (born December 5, 1968 in Harjavalta) is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1994. He won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and finished 12th in the individual normal hill at the 1993 championships.
Hakala's best individual career finish was third in the individual large hill in Sapporo in 1990.
[edit] External links
- FIS-Ski: Vaesa Hakala – statistics
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"THE FLYING FINN"ANTTI HYVÄRINEN"WORLDS STAR SKI JUMPER AND OLYMPIC WINNER:FROM FINLAND(SUOMI-FINLAND)
Antti Hyvärinen
Medal record | ||
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Men's Ski jumping | ||
Competitor for Finland | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Gold | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Large hill |
Antti Abram Hyvärinen (June 21, 1932 – January 13, 2000) was a Finnish ski jumperRovaniemi. who competed in the 1950s. He was born in
His best year as a ski jumper was 1956, when he won a gold medal in the Individual large hill at the Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo as well as the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival. He became the first non-Norwegian ski jumper to win an Olympic gold medal.
[edit] External links
- FIS-Ski: A. Hyvaerinen – statistics
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
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Preceded by Voitto Hellstén | Finnish Sportspersonality of the year 1956 | Succeeded by Olavi Vuorisalo |
"THE FLYING FINN"ARI-PEKKA NIKKOLA-FINNISH SKI JUMPER AND WORLD CHAMPION AND OLYMPIC WINNER
Ari-Pekka Nikkola
Wikipedia
Mitalit | |||
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Maa: Suomi | |||
Mäkihyppy | |||
Olympialaiset | |||
Kultaa | Calgary 1988 | joukkuemäki | |
Kultaa | Albertville 1992 | joukkuemäki | |
MM-kilpailut | |||
Kultaa | Oberstdorf 1987 | joukkuemäki | |
Kultaa | Lahti 1989 | joukkuemäki | |
Kultaa | Thunder Bay 1995 | joukkuemäki | |
Kultaa | Trondheim 1997 | joukkuemäki | |
Hopeaa | Lahti 1989 | normaalimäki | |
Hopeaa | Val di Fiemme 1991 | joukkuemäki | |
Pronssia | Val di Fiemme 1991 | normaalimäki |
Ari-Pekka Nikkola (s. 16. toukokuuta 1969 Kuopio) on mäkihypyn olympiavoittaja. Kilpauransa lopetettuaan hän on toiminut mäkihyppyvalmentajana.
Nikkola aloitti kauden 2006–07 Slovenian B-maajoukkueen valmentajana, mutta nousi A-maajoukkueen päävalmentajaksi 26. tammikuuta 2007, kun Vasja Bajc erotettiin tehtävästä. Nikkolan pesti Sloveniassa päättyi kauden 2007–2008 jälkeen.[1] Nikkola on toiminut myös Suomen B-maajoukkueen valmentajana.
Seuratasolla Nikkola on edustanut Puijon Hiihtoseuraa. Koulutukseltaan hän on autonasentaja. Tällä hetkellä hän opiskelee liikuntaneuvojaksi Rovaniemen urheiluopistolla.
Nikkolan kotipaikkakunnalla Siilinjärvellä järjestetään vuosittain kunnan oman mäkitähden mukaan nimetyt mäkikisat "AaPee-kisat".
[muokkaa] Saavutuksia
- olympiakultaa Calgary 1988 ja Albertville 1992 (mäkihyppy, joukkuekilpailu)
- neljä joukkuekilpailun MM-kultaa: 1987, 1989, 1995 ja 1997
- kaksi MM-hopeaa: 1989 (normaalimäki) ja 1991 (joukkuekilpailu)
- MM-pronssi: 1991 (normaalimäki)
- mäkihypyn maailmancupin voitto kaudella 1989–1990
[muokkaa] Lähteet
- ↑ Nikkolalle ei jatkoa Sloveniassa 2.4.2008. MTV3. Viitattu 2.4.2008.
[muokkaa] Aiheesta muualla
- Ari-Pekka Nikkola FIS:n tietokannassa (englanniksi)
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