Juhani Kärkinen
Finnish ski jumper (1935–2019)
Juhani Kärkinen, circa 1960 | ||||||||||||
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Born | 28 October 1935 (1935-10-28) Kotka, Finland | |||||||||||
Died | 29 August 2019(2019-08-29) (aged 83) Lahti, Finland | |||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Ski jumping | |||||||||||
Club | Lahden Hiihtoseura, Lahti | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Juhani Tapio Antero Kärkinen (28 October 1935 – 29 August 2019[1]) was a Finnish ski jumper who won a gold medal in the large hill at the 1958 World Ski Championships. He placed eighth in the normal hill at the 1960 Winter Olympics.[2][3] His elder brother Kalevi was also an international ski jumper.[4]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Juhani Kärkinen.
- ^ Väänänen, Ville; Holopainen, Pekka (29 August 2019). "Mäkihypyn maailmanmestari Juhani Kärkinen kuollut" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Juhani Kärkinen. sports-reference.com
- ^ Juhani Kaarkinen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ Jukka Lindfors (15 February 2007) Juhani ja Kalevi Kärkinen olivat maailmanmestari ja sen veli. Anssi Kukkonen vierailee Kärkisten kotona, jossa palkintokaapit pullistelevat pokaaleja.
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- 1925: Wilhelm Dick (TCH)
- 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR)
- 1927: Tore Edman (SWE)
- 1929: Sigmund Ruud (NOR)
- 1930: Gunnar Andersen (NOR)
- 1931: Birger Ruud (NOR)
- 1933: Marcel Reymond (SUI)
- 1934: Kristian Johansson (NOR)
- 1935: Birger Ruud (NOR)
- 1937: Birger Ruud (NOR)
- 1938: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR)
- 1939: Josef Bradl (GER)
- 1940–45: Not held (World War II)
- 1950: Hans Bjørnstad (NOR)
- 1954: Matti Pietikäinen (FIN)
- 1958: Juhani Kärkinen (FIN)
- 1962: Helmut Recknagel (GDR)
- 1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
- 1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS)
- 1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR)
- 1978: Tapio Räisänen (FIN)
- 1982: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
- 1985: Per Bergerud (NOR)
- 1987: Andreas Felder (AUT)
- 1989: Jari Puikkonen (FIN)
- 1991: Franci Petek (YUG)
- 1993: Espen Bredesen (NOR)
- 1995: Tommy Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
- 1997: Masahiko Harada (JPN)
- 1999: Martin Schmitt (GER)
- 2001: Martin Schmitt (GER)
- 2003: Adam Małysz (POL)
- 2005: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
- 2007: Simon Ammann (SUI)
- 2009: Andreas Küttel (SUI)
- 2011: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
- 2013: Kamil Stoch (POL)
- 2015: Severin Freund (GER)
- 2017: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
- 2019: Markus Eisenbichler (GER)
- 2021: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
- 2023: Timi Zajc (SLO)
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