Juhani Kärkinen

Juhani Kärkinen

Juhani Kärkinen, circa 1960
Personal information
Born	28 October 1935 (1935-10-28) Kotka, Finland
Died	29 August 2019(2019-08-29) (aged 83) Lahti, Finland
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Ski jumping
Club	Lahden Hiihtoseura, Lahti
Medal record Representing  Finland World Championships 1958 Lahti Individual large hill

Juhani Tapio Antero Kärkinen (28 October 1935 – 29 August 2019^[1]) was a Finnish ski jumper who won a gold medal in the large hill at the 1958 World Ski Championships. He placed eighth in the normal hill at the 1960 Winter Olympics.^[2][3] His elder brother Kalevi was also an international ski jumper.^[4]

References

1. Väänänen, Ville; Holopainen, Pekka (29 August 2019). "Mäkihypyn maailmanmestari Juhani Kärkinen kuollut" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
2. Juhani Kärkinen. sports-reference.com
3. Juhani Kaarkinen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
4. Jukka Lindfors (15 February 2007) Juhani ja Kalevi Kärkinen olivat maailmanmestari ja sen veli. Anssi Kukkonen vierailee Kärkisten kotona, jossa palkintokaapit pullistelevat pokaaleja.