Eino Kirjonen

Eino Kirjonen (25 February 1933, in Koivisto – 21 August 1988, in Kouvola) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1962. He finished seventh in the individual large hill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.^[1]

Kirjonen earned a total of three career victories, all in normal hill events (1955, 1957, 1961). He also won the Four Hills Tournament event in 1961–62.

References[edit]

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eino Kirjonen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

External links[edit]

Eino Kirjonen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Eino Kirjonen at Olympics.com
Eino Kirjonen at Olympedia

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eino Kirjonen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

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