Juhani Kärkinen
{{Short description|Finnish ski jumper (1935–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| image = Juhani Kärkinen.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Juhani Kärkinen, circa 1960
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| birth_date = {{birth-date|28 October 1935}}
| birth_place = Kotka, Finland
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|8|29|1935|10|28}}
| death_place = Lahti, Finland
| height = 165 cm
| weight = 63 kg
| country =
| sport = Ski jumping
| club = Lahden Hiihtoseura, Lahti
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| show-medals = yes
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{{MedalGold| 1958 Lahti | Individual large hill}}
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Juhani Tapio Antero Kärkinen (28 October 1935 – 29 August 2019{{cite news |last1=Väänänen |first1=Ville |last2=Holopainen |first2=Pekka |title=Mäkihypyn maailmanmestari Juhani Kärkinen kuollut |url=https://www.is.fi/makihyppy/art-2000006221060.html |publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |accessdate=2019-08-29 |language=fi |date=2019-08-29}}) 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. His elder brother Kalevi was also an international ski jumper.
References
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External links
- {{FIS ski jumper}}
- {{Olympics.com|juhani-karkinen}}
- {{Olympedia}}
{{Footer World Champions SJ Individual LH Men}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Kotka
Category:Skiers from Kymenlaakso
Category:Finnish male ski jumpers
Category:Ski jumpers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping
Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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