Jari Puikkonen

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

Jari Puikkonen
Country	Finland
Full name	Jari Markus Puikkonen
Born	(1959-06-25) 25 June 1959 Lahti, Finland
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
World Cup career
Seasons	1980–1991
Indiv. starts	106
Indiv. podiums	19
Indiv. wins	5
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 Engelberg Team LH 1985 Seefeld Team LH 1989 Lahti Individual LH 1989 Lahti Team LH 1982 Oslo Individual NH 1985 Seefeld Individual LH 1982 Oslo Team LH Men's ski flying FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1981 Oberstdorf Individual
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	10	27	N/A
1980/81	5		N/A
1981/82	26	21	N/A
1982/83	10	11	N/A
1983/84	9	4	N/A
1984/85	6	24	N/A
1985/86	14		N/A
1986/87	49	15	N/A
1987/88	20	10	N/A
1988/89	18	12	N/A
1989/90	37	27	N/A
1990/91	—	43	—

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	1980/81	4 January 1981	Innsbruck	Bergiselschanze K104	LH
2		6 March 1981	Lahti	Salpausselkä K88	NH
3		7 March 1981	Lahti	Salpausselkä K113	LH
4		21 March 1981	Planica	Srednja Bloudkova K90	NH
5	1985/86	4 January 1986	Innsbruck	Bergiselschanze K109	LH

References

• Jari Puikkonen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation