| Pekka Suorsa | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Pekka Antero Suorsa | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1967 Kajaani, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1984–1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 55 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 10 February 2016. | |||||||||||||||
Pekka Antero Suorsa (born 8 December 1967) is a Finnish former ski jumper. He competed in the large hill event at the 1988 Winter Olympics. [1]
He won a gold medal in the team large hill at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf. Suorsa's earned two individual world cup career wins in 1985.
| Season | Overall | 4H |
|---|---|---|
| 1983/84 | — | 36 |
| 1984/85 | — | 54 |
| 1985/86 | 5 | 19 |
| 1986/87 | 17 | 59 |
| 1987/88 | 34 | 44 |
| 1988/89 | 21 | 88 |
| 1989/90 | — | — |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1985/86 | 22 December 1985 |  Chamonix | Le Mont K95 | NH |
| 2 | 30 December 1985 |  Oberstdorf | Schattenbergschanze K115 | LH |
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