Name Eino Kirjonen | Role Olympic athlete | |
Died August 21, 1988, Kouvola, Finland | ||
Eino Kirjonen won 1953 Garmisch skijumping
Eino Kirjonen (born 25 February 1933 in Koivisto – 21 August 1988 in Kouvola) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1962. He finished seventh in the individual large hill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Kirjonen earned a total of three career victories, all in normal hill events (1955, 1957, 1961). He also won the Four Hills Tournament event in 1961-62.
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