Tuomo Ylipulli

Tuomo Ylipulli
Country Finland
Full nameTuomo Sakari Ylipulli
Born(1965-03-03)3 March 1965
Rovaniemi, Finland
Died23 July 2021(2021-07-23) (aged 56)[1]
World Cup career
Seasons1983–1988
Starts48*
Podiums5
Wins1
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary Team LH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Seefeld Team LH
Gold medal – first place 1987 Oberstdorf Team LH
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Tuomo Sakari Ylipulli (3 March 1965 – 23 July 2021) was a Finnish ski jumper.[2]

Career

Tuomo Ylipulli won a gold medal in the Team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. His biggest successes were in the Team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won two gold medals (1985, 1987). He was the brother of Nordic combined skier Jukka Ylipulli and fellow ski jumpers Raimo Ylipulli and Heikki Ylipulli.[3]

World Cup

Standings

 Season  Overall 4H
1982/83 37 48
1983/84 49 46
1984/85 23 31
1985/86 33 —
1986/87 15 13
1987/88 27 9

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1986/87 6 January 1987   Austria Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze K111 LH

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lapin Kansa: Olympiavoittaja Tuomo Ylipulli, 56, on kuollut". 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Tuomo Ylipulli". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ Mallon, Bill (20 January 2014). "Multiple Siblings at the Winter Olympics". OlympStats. Retrieved 29 January 2014.