Ville Kantee

Ville Kantee

Personal information
Full name	Ville Valtteri Kantee
Born	(1978-12-08) 8 December 1978 (age 47) Joutseno, Finland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Skiing
World Cup career
Seasons	1997–2002
Indiv. starts	93
Indiv. podiums	6
Indiv. wins	2
Team starts	6
Team podiums	5
Team wins	3
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	223.5 m (733 ft) Planica, 18 March 2000
Medal record Men's ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2001 Lahti Team NH 2001 Lahti Team LH
Updated on 10 February 2016

Ville Valtteri Kantee (born 8 December 1978) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed at World Cup level from 1996 to 2002.

Career

Kantee won two team (large and normal hill) silver medals at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, as well as finishing ninth in the individual large hill event at those same championships. He also finished 23rd in the 2000 Ski Flying World Championships. At World Cup level he won two individual events, both on large hills, in Kuopio (28 November 1999) and Willingen (3 February 2001). His best overall finish was sixth in the 1999/00 season. Kantee retired in 2004 after spending his final seasons in the Continental Cup.

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	4H	SF	NT	JP
1996/97	20	31	29	15	20
1997/98	54	40	—	41	51
1998/99	28	—	25	11	30
1999/00	6	9	15	5	6
2000/01	17	11	41	61	N/A
2001/02	63	—	N/A	—	N/A

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	1999/00	28 November 1999	Kuopio	Puijo K120 (night)	LH
2	2000/01	3 February 2001	Willingen	Mühlenkopfschanze K120	LH

References

• Ville Kantee at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation