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Risto Laakkonen

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Country
  
Indiv. podiums
  
8

Height
  
1.84 m

Individual wins
  
2

Role
  
Ski jumper


Seasons
  
1986–1992

Name
  
Risto Laakkonen

Full name
  
Risto Juhani Laakkonen

Team podiums
  
1

Total podiums
  
8

Born
  
6 May 1967 (age 57) Kuopio, Finland (
1967-05-06
)

Risto Laakkonen - 84.5m - Planica K90, 1988


Risto Juhani Laakkonen (born 6 May 1967) is a Finnish former ski jumper.

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Career

He won a gold medal in the team large hill competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

His biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won two medals in the team large hill event (gold: 1989, silver: 1991). At the World Cup level, he won the 1989 Four Hills Tournament without winning a single competition.

References

Risto Laakkonen Wikipedia


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