Risto Laakkonen

Risto Laakkonen
Country  Finland
Full name Risto Juhani Laakkonen
Born (1967-05-06) 6 May 1967
Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
World Cup career
Seasons 19861992
Individual wins 2
Indiv. podiums 8
Team podiums 1
Indiv. starts 70
Team starts 1
Four Hills titles 1 (1989)
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Risto Juhani Laakkonen (born 6 May 1967) is a Finnish former ski jumper.

Career

He won a gold medal in the team large hill competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

His biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won two medals in the team large hill event (gold: 1989, silver: 1991). At the World Cup level, he won the 1989 Four Hills Tournament without winning a single competition.

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall SF 4H
1985/86 50 N/A
1986/87 18 N/A
1987/88 47 N/A
1988/89 1 N/A 1st
1989/90 11 N/A 6
1990/91 19 10
1991/92 27 28

Wins

No. Season Date Place Hill Size
1 1988/89 4 December 1988 Canada Thunder Bay Big Thunder K120 LH
2 1989/90 4 December 1989 Canada Thunder Bay Big Thunder K90 NH

References

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