Juha-Matti Ruuskanen

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Juha-Matti Ruuskanen
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Full nameJuha-Matti Ruuskanen
Born (1984-07-24) 24 July 1984 (age 38)
Kuopio, Finland
Personal best190.5 m (625 ft)
Vikersund, 7 Mar 2004
World Cup career
Seasons 20032007
20092011
Team wins1
Team podiums1
Updated on 26 May 2015.

Juha-Matti Ruuskanen (born 24 July 1984) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 2002 to 2012, mainly at Continental Cup level. [1] His lone World Cup victory was in a team event at the ski flying hill in Oberstdorf on 15 February 2009.

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