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Finnish ski jumper
Risto Juhani Laakkonen (born 6 May 1967) is a Finnish former ski jumper.
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.
World Cup
Standings
Season | Overall | 4H | SF |
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1985/86 | 50 | — | N/A |
1986/87 | 18 | — | N/A |
1987/88 | 47 | — | N/A |
1988/89 | 7 | ![]() |
N/A |
1989/90 | 11 | 6 | N/A |
1990/91 | 19 | 10 | — |
1991/92 | 27 | 28 | — |
Wins
No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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1 | 1988/89 | 4 December 1988 | ![]() |
Big Thunder K120 | LH |
2 | 1989/90 | 4 December 1989 | ![]() |
Big Thunder K90 | NH |
References
- Risto Laakkonen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Risto Laakkonen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Risto Laakkonen at Olympics.com
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Four Hills Tournament winners | |
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