Erkki Rajala
Erkki Rajala 
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| Full name | Erkki Kalervo Rajala | ||||||||
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 Finland
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| birthday | March 12, 1923 | ||||||||
| place of birth | Orimattila , Finland | ||||||||
| date of death | 5th December 1977 | ||||||||
| Place of death | Lahti , Finland | ||||||||
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| society | Lahden Hiihtoseura | ||||||||
| Pers. Best | 104 m (Oberstdorf, 1952) | ||||||||
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Erkki Kalervo Rajala (born March 12, 1923 in Orimattila , † December 5, 1977 in Lahti ) was a Finnish ski jumper .
Career
Rajala, who started for Lahden Hiihtoseura , was part of the Finnish national team at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz . In the first round he fell badly and could not finish the competition. In 1950 he was back in the international squad and won jumping in his hometown of Lahti . He fell in Rovaniemi , but was able to jump to third place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen . In 1951 he finished the Swiss ski jumping week in fifth place.
In 1952 he jumped his personal best with 104 meters in Oberstdorf .
literature
- Arponen, Antti O .; Hannus, Matti; Honkavaara, Aarne; Leinonen, Kimmo; Mäki-Kuutti, Tarmo; Raatikainen, Voitto; & Raevuori, Antero: Talviurheilun tähdet . WSOY, 1986, ISBN 951-0-13095-8 , pp. 243-244 .
Web links
- Erkki Rajala in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rajala, Erkki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rajala, Erkki Kalervo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ski jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orimattila , Finland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 1977 |
| Place of death | Lahti , Finland |