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Born | 28 October 1935 Kotka, Finland | |||||||||||
Died | 29 August 2019 Lahti, Finland | (aged 83)|||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Ski jumping | |||||||||||
Club | Lahden Hiihtoseura, Lahti | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Juhani Tapio Antero Kärkinen (28 October 1935 – 29 August 2019 [1]) was a Finnish ski jumper who 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. [2] [3] His elder brother Kalevi was also an international ski jumper. [4]