Seppo Reijonen

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Seppo Reijonen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1944-04-29) 29 April 1944 (age 76)
Sortavala, [lower-alpha 1] Soviet Union
Sport
Sport Ski jumping

Seppo Reijonen (born 29 April 1944) is a Finnish ski jumper. He competed in the large hill event at the 1968 Winter Olympics. [1] Reijonen later moved to Sweden, and he also represented Sweden in competitions. [2]

Notes

  1. Sortavala was at that time occupied by Finland due to the Continuation War.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Seppo Reijonen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. Hirvonen, Hinni (1 February 2018). "Mäkihypyn tilanne huolestuttaa lajiaktiiveja: "Nyt on herätty, kun auto on ojassa"" (in Finnish). Sveriges Radio . Retrieved 31 January 2021.