Risto Jussilainen

Risto Kalevi Jussilainen (born 10 June 1975) is a Finnish former ski jumper.

Risto Jussilainen
Jussilainen in Zakopane, 2006
Country Finland
Full nameRisto Kalevi Jussilainen
Born (1975-06-10) 10 June 1975
Jyväskylä, Finland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Personal best224.5 m (737 ft)
Planica, 20 March 2005
World Cup career
Seasons19931995
1997
19992003
20052007
Individual wins2
Team wins7
Indiv. podiums16
Team podiums12
Indiv. starts147
Team starts15
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2002 Salt Lake CityTeam LH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 LahtiTeam NH
Silver medal – second place 2001 LahtiTeam LH
Silver medal – second place2005 OberstdorfTeam LH
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Career

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]

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall 4H SF NT JP
1992/93 N/AN/A
1993/94 8438N/AN/A
1994/95 5420N/AN/A
1996/97 634560
1998/99 4337252845
1999/00 81428118
2000/01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)73rd place, bronze medalist(s)4N/A
2001/02 108N/A8N/A
2002/03 6947N/A49N/A
2004/05 1225N/A23N/A
2005/06 3067N/A35N/A
2006/07 N/AN/A

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2000/013 March 2001  Germany OberstdorfHeini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K185FH
2 2001/0224 November 2001  Finland KuopioPuijo K120 (night)LH

References

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