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Risto Laakkonen
Country Finland
Full nameRisto Juhani Laakkonen
Born (1967-05-06) 6 May 1967 (age 57)
Kuopio, Finland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
World Cup career
Seasons19861992
Starts70
Podiums8
Wins2
Four Hills titles1 (1989)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville Team LH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Lahti Team LH
Silver medal – second place 1991 Val di Fiemme Team LH
Updated on 10 February 2016.

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 SF 4H
1985/86 50 N/A
1986/87 18 N/A
1987/88 47 N/A
1988/89 1 N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1989/90 11 N/A 6
1990/91 19 10
1991/92 27 28

Wins

No. Season Date Place Hill Size
1 1988/89 4 December 1988 Canada Thunder Bay Big Thunder K120 LH
2 1989/90 4 December 1989 Canada Thunder Bay Big Thunder K90 NH

References