Jari Puikkonen

Jari Markus Puikkonen (born 25 June 1959) is a Finnish former ski jumper.

Jari Puikkonen
Country Finland
Full nameJari Markus Puikkonen
Born (1959-06-25) 25 June 1959
Lahti, Finland
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
World Cup career
Seasons1980–1991
Individual wins5
Indiv. podiums19
Indiv. starts106
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary Team LH
1980 Lake Placid Individual LH
1984 Sarajevo Individual NH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1984 EngelbergTeam LH
1985 SeefeldTeam LH
1989 LahtiIndividual LH
1989 LahtiTeam LH
1982 OsloIndividual NH
1985 SeefeldIndividual LH
1982 OsloTeam LH
Men's ski flying
FIS Ski Flying World Championships
1981 OberstdorfIndividual
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Career

Puikkonen made his debut internationally in the Four Hills Tournament competition in Oberstdorf on 30 December 1977. He won his first World Cup victory at Innsbruck in 1981. That year he finished third overall in the Four Hills Tournament and he won three more victories in the ski jumping World Cup to finish fifth overall. He also won three medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in the team large lill (1988 Winter Olympics), and bronze medals in both the individual normal hill (1984 Winter Olympics) and the individual large hill (1980 Winter Olympics).

Puikkonen's biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won seven medals, including four golds (individual large hill: 1989, team large hill: 1984, 1985, 1989), two silvers (individual normal hill: 1982, individual large hill: 1985), and one bronze (team large hill: 1982). He also won a gold medal at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1981.

Puikkonen retired after the 1990/91 season.

World Cup

Standings
Season Overall 4H SF
1979/80 1027N/A
1980/81 5N/A
1981/82 2621N/A
1982/83 1011N/A
1983/84 94N/A
1984/85 624N/A
1985/86 14N/A
1986/87 4915N/A
1987/88 2010N/A
1988/89 1812N/A
1989/90 3727N/A
1990/91 —43—

Wins
No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1980/814 January 1981   InnsbruckBergiselschanze K104LH
2 6 March 1981   LahtiSalpausselkä K88NH
3 7 March 1981   LahtiSalpausselkä K113LH
4 21 March 1981   PlanicaSrednja Bloudkova K90NH
5 1985/864 January 1986   InnsbruckBergiselschanze K109LH
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