Matti Pulli

Matti Pulli (born 8 September 1933 in Terijoki, Finland; now Zelenogorsk, Russia) is a Finnish former Olympic ski jumping coach. He coached the 1984 and 1988 gold medalist Matti Nykänen.[1] In the biographical film Matti: Hell Is for Heroes, the character of Maisteri was based loosely on Pulli.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Antero Kujala; Matti Pulli (1999). Voittohyppy. Helsinki, Finland: Ajatus. p. 232. ISBN 951-9440-92-5.
  2. ↑ "Matti Pulli järkyttyi Matti-elokuvasta". Retrieved 2013-01-03.
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