Individual wins 2 Height 1.80 m | Team wins 7 Total podiums 16 Name Risto Jussilainen | |
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Full name Risto Kalevi Jussilainen Born 10 June 1975 (age 49) Jyvaskyla, Finland ( 1975-06-10 ) Personal best 224.5 m (737 ft)Planica, 20 Mar 2005 Seasons 1993–199519971999–20032005–2007 Similar People Janne Ahonen, Matti Hautamaki, Veli‑Matti Lindstrom, Michael Uhrmann, Peter Zonta | ||
Risto Jussilainen - 122.5 m - Zakopane 1999
Risto Kalevi Jussilainen (born 10 June 1975) is a Finnish former ski jumper.
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Risto Jussilainen - 106.5 m - Kuusamo 1995
Career
Jussilainen's career best 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 (normal hill, large hill and ski flying) between 2000 and 2002. In the 2000/01 season he finished third in the overall standings. He also won silver medals in both team competitions (normal and large hills) at the 2001 World Championships.
During his career he won two World Cup competitions, an Olympic medal and three World Championship medals.
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