Esko Järvinen

Kauko Esko Järvinen (15 December 1907 – 7 March 1976) was a Finnish competitor in the Nordic combined and military patrol (precursor to biathlon). He won an individual bronze medal in the Nordic combined at the 1929 World Championships. At the 1928 Winter Olympics he finished fifth in the Nordic combined and 22nd in the ski jumping event. He also placed second in the team military patrol, which was a demonstration sport at those Olympics, and served as the flag bearer for Finland at the opening ceremony.[1][2]

Esko Järvinen
Järvinen inspecting skis at his factory in 1940
Country	Finnish
Full name	Kauko Esko Järvinen
Born	(1907-12-15)15 December 1907 Lahti, Finland
Died	7 March 1976(1976-03-07) (aged 68) Helsinki, Finland
Ski club	Lahden Hiihtoseura, Lahti
Medal record Representing  Finland World Championships 1929 Zakopane Nordic combined

After retiring from competitions Järvinen opened a ski manufacturing factory in Lahti, which ran until 1974 and went bankrupt in 1991, yet his son continued small-scale production of wooden skis.[3] His brother Erkki was an Olympic triple jumper.[1]