Risto Jussilainen

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Risto Jussilainen
Jussilainen in Zakopane, 2006
Country Finland
Full nameRisto Kalevi Jussilainen
Born (1975-06-10) 10 June 1975 (age 48)
Jyväskylä, Finland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Personal best224.5 m (737 ft)
Planica, 20 March 2005
World Cup career
Seasons19931995
1997
19992003
20052007
Starts147
Podiums16
Wins2
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Team LH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lahti Team NH
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lahti Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf Team LH
Updated on 10 February 2016.

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

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Standings[edit]

 Season  Overall 4H SF NT JP
1992/93 N/A N/A
1993/94 84 38 N/A N/A
1994/95 54 20 N/A N/A
1996/97 63 45 60
1998/99 43 37 25 28 45
1999/00 8 14 28 11 8
2000/01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 N/A
2001/02 10 8 N/A 8 N/A
2002/03 69 47 N/A 49 N/A
2004/05 12 25 N/A 23 N/A
2005/06 30 67 N/A 35 N/A
2006/07 N/A N/A

Wins[edit]

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2000/01 3 March 2001   Germany Oberstdorf Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K185 FH
2 2001/02 24 November 2001   Finland Kuopio Puijo K120 (night) LH

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