Juhani Kärkinen
Finnish ski jumper (1935–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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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) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Ski jumping | |||||||||||
Club | Lahden Hiihtoseura, Lahti | |||||||||||
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