Risto Jussilainen

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Risto Jussilainen
Risto Jussilainen Zakopane 2006 1.jpg
Jussilainen in Zakopane, 2006
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Full nameRisto Kalevi Jussilainen
Born (1975-06-10) 10 June 1975 (age 50)
Jyväskylä, Finland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Personal best224.5 m (737 ft)
Planica, 20 March 2005
World Cup career
Seasons 19931995
1997
19992003
20052007
Indiv. starts147
Indiv. podiums16
Indiv. wins2
Team starts15
Team podiums12
Team wins7
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Team LH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Lahti Team NH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Lahti Team LH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Oberstdorf Team LH
Updated on 10 February 2016.

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

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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 Overall4HSFNTJP
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 Bronze medal icon.svg7Bronze medal icon.svg4N/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.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
1 2000/01 3 March 2001   Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K185FH
2 2001/02 24 November 2001   Flag of Finland.svg Kuopio Puijo K120 (night)LH

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