Risto Jussilainen

Risto Kalevi Jussilainen (born 10 June 1975) is a Finnish former ski jumper.

Risto Jussilainen

Jussilainen in Zakopane, 2006
Personal information
Full name	Risto Kalevi Jussilainen
Born	(1975-06-10) 10 June 1975 (age 50) Jyväskylä, Finland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Skiing
World Cup career
Seasons	1993–1995 1997 1999–2003 2005–2007
Indiv. starts	147
Indiv. podiums	16
Indiv. wins	2
Team starts	15
Team podiums	12
Team wins	7
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	224.5 m (737 ft) Planica, 20 March 2005
Medal record Men's ski jumping Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City Team LH FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2001 Lahti Team NH 2001 Lahti Team LH 2005 Oberstdorf Team LH
Updated on 10 February 2016

Career

Jussilainen's career best achievement was a silver medal in the team large hill competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At World Cup level he won two individual and seven team competitions (normal hill, large hill and ski flying) between 2000 and 2002. In the 2000/01 season he finished third in the overall standings. He also won silver medals in both team competitions (normal and large hills) at the 2001 World Championships.

During his career he won two World Cup competitions, an Olympic medal and three World Championship medals.^[1]

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	4H	SF	NT	JP
1992/93	—	—	—	N/A	N/A
1993/94	84	38	—	N/A	N/A
1994/95	54	—	20	N/A	N/A
1996/97	63	—	45	—	60
1998/99	43	37	25	28	45
1999/00	8	14	28	11	8
2000/01		7		4	N/A
2001/02	10	8	N/A	8	N/A
2002/03	69	47	N/A	49	N/A
2004/05	12	25	N/A	23	N/A
2005/06	30	67	N/A	35	N/A
2006/07	—	—	N/A	—	N/A

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	2000/01	3 March 2001	Oberstdorf	Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K185	FH
2	2001/02	24 November 2001	Kuopio	Puijo K120 (night)	LH