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Juhani Kärkinen

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Juhani Tapio Antero Kärkinen (28 October 1935 – 29 August 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper. He won a gold medal in the large hill at the 1958 World Ski Championships. He placed eighth in the normal hill at the 1960 Winter Olympics.[1][2][3] He was born in Kotka, Finland.

Kärkinen died on 29 August 2019 in Lahti, Finland at the age of 83.[4]

References

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  1. Juhani Kärkinen. sports-reference.com
  2. Juhani Kaarkinen at the International Ski Federation
  3. Jukka Lindfors (15 February 2007) Juhani ja Kalevi Kärkinen olivat maailmanmestari ja sen veli. Anssi Kukkonen vierailee Kärkisten kotona, jossa palkintokaapit pullistelevat pokaaleja.
  4. Väänänen, Ville; Holopainen, Pekka (2019-08-29). "Mäkihypyn maailmanmestari Juhani Kärkinen kuollut" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 2019-08-29.