Risto Laakkonen

Risto Laakkonen
Personal information
Full name	Risto Laakkonen
Born	(1967-05-06) 6 May 1967 Kuopio, Finland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
World Cup
Seasons	1986–1992
Wins	2 (+0 Team)
Additional podiums	6 (+1 Team)
Total podiums	8 (+1 Team)
Medal record Men's ski jumping Competitor for  Finland Olympic Games Gold 1992 Albertville Team LH FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Gold 1989 Lahti Team LH Silver 1991 Val di Fiemme Team LH
Updated on 30 Mar 2015.

Risto Laakkonen (born 6 May 1967) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1993.

Career

He won a gold medal in the team large hill competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

His biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won two medals in the team large hill event (gold: 1989, silver: 1991). At the World Cup level, he won the 1989 Four Hills Tournament without winning a single competition.

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	SF	4H
1985-86	50	N/A	–
1986-87	18	N/A	–
1987-88	47	N/A	–
1988-89	1	N/A	01 !
1989-90	11	N/A	6
1990-91	19	–	10
1991-92	27	–	28

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Place	Hill	Size
1	1988–89	4 Dec 1988	Thunder Bay	Big Thunder K-120	LH
2	1989–90	4 Dec 1989	Thunder Bay	Big Thunder K-90	NH

References

• Risto Laakkonen at the International Ski Federation