Pekka Suorsa
Finnish ski jumper
Pekka Suorsa | |||||||||||||||
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Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||
Full name | Pekka Antero Suorsa | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1967-12-08) 8 December 1967 (age 56) Kajaani, Finland | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
Seasons | 1984–1990 | ||||||||||||||
Starts | 55 | ||||||||||||||
Podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 10 February 2016. |
Pekka Antero Suorsa (born 8 December 1967) is a Finnish former ski jumper. He competed in the large hill event at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[1]
Career
He won a gold medal in the team large hill at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf. Suorsa's earned two individual world cup career wins in 1985.
World Cup
Standings
Season | Overall | 4H |
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1983/84 | — | 36 |
1984/85 | — | 54 |
1985/86 | 5 | 19 |
1986/87 | 17 | 59 |
1987/88 | 34 | 44 |
1988/89 | 21 | 88 |
1989/90 | — | — |
Wins
No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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1 | 1985/86 | 22 December 1985 | Chamonix | Le Mont K95 | NH |
2 | 30 December 1985 | Oberstdorf | Schattenbergschanze K115 | LH |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pekka Suorsa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
External links
- Pekka Suorsa at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Pekka Suorsa at Olympics.com
- Pekka Suorsa at Olympedia
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- 1982: Norway
- 1984: Finland
- 1985: Finland
- 1987: Finland
- Matti Nykänen
- Ari-Pekka Nikkola
- Tuomo Ylipulli
- Pekka Suorsa
- 1989: Finland
- 1991: Austria
- 1993: Norway
- 1995: Finland
- 1997: Finland
- 1999: Germany
- 2001: Germany
- 2003: Finland
- 2005: Austria
- 2007: Austria
- 2009: Austria
- Wolfgang Loitzl
- Martin Koch
- Thomas Morgenstern
- Gregor Schlierenzauer
- 2011: Austria
- Gregor Schlierenzauer
- Martin Koch
- Andreas Kofler
- Thomas Morgenstern
- 2013: Austria
- 2015: Norway
- Anders Bardal
- Anders Jacobsen
- Anders Fannemel
- Rune Velta
- 2017: Poland
- 2019: Germany
- 2021: Germany
- 2023: Slovenia
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