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Risto Jussilainen

Winter Sports

Risto Kalevi Jussilainen, born on 10 June 1975, is a Finnish former ski jumper. His best career achievement was a silver medal in the team large hill competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At World Cup level he won two individual and seven team competitions across the normal hill, large hill and ski flying between 2000 and 2002, and in the 2000/01 season he finished third in the overall standings. At the 2001 World Championships he won silver medals in both team competitions, on the normal and large hills. In total he won two World Cup competitions, an Olympic medal and three World Championship medals. The entry follows the English Wikipedia article.

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Birth Year
1975 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 2
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Ski Jumping, Sports
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1. Olympedia: Risto Jussilainen (Olympedia)
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  • Biographical information, born
    Born 10 June 1975
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Male
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2. Risto Jussilainen (Wikipedia)
  • Career, total medals
    an Olympic medal and three World Championship medals
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    is a Finnish former ski jumper
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    is a Finnish former ski jumper
  • Competed In: 2002 Winter Olympics, Career, Olympic Games
    a silver medal in the team large hill competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City
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