Risto_Jussilainen
Risto Jussilainen
Finnish ski jumper
Risto Kalevi Jussilainen (born 10 June 1975) is a Finnish former ski jumper.
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 Jussilainen in Zakopane, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Risto Kalevi Jussilainen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1975-06-10) 10 June 1975 (age 48) Jyväskylä, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 224.5 m (737 ft) Planica, 20 March 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1993–1995 1997 1999–2003 2005–2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 147 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[1]
Standings
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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| 1 | 2000/01 | 3 March 2001 |  Oberstdorf | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K185 | FH |
| 2 | 2001/02 | 24 November 2001 | Kuopio | Puijo K120 (night) | LH |
- Risto Jussilainen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
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