Jari Laukkanen (cross-country skier)

Jari Laukkanen
nation	Finland
birthday	June 8, 1962
place of birth	Viitasaari , Finland
date of death	October 7, 2019
Place of death	Viitasaari
Career
society	Viitasaaren Viesti
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
Debut in the World Cup March 4th 1983  Overall World Cup 21. ( 1986/87 )

Jari Johannes Laukkanen (born June 8, 1962 in Viitasaari , † October 7, 2019 in Viitasaari) was a Finnish cross-country skier .

Career

Laukkanen, who started for Viitasaaren Viesti, ran his first of 11 individual World Cup races in Lahti in March 1983 , which he finished in 63rd place over 15 km. At the beginning of the 1986/87 season, he took sixth place over 15 km in Canmore, his first World Cup points. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1987 in Oberstdorf , he came in 12th place over 30 km classic, ninth place over 15 km classic and sixth place with the relay. In March 1987 he was second in the relay in Oslo and reached the end of the season with 21st place in the overall World Cup, his best overall result. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , he finished 52nd place over 30 km classic, 25th place over 15 km classic and eighth place with the relay. He completed his last individual World Cup race at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti in 1989 . There he achieved 31st place over 30 km classic.

Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games

Olympic games

• 1988 Calgary : 8th place relay, 25th place 15 km classic, 52nd place 30 km classic

Nordic World Ski Championships

• 1987 Oberstdorf : 6th place relay, 9th place 15 km classic, 12th place 30 km classic
• 1989 Lahti : 31st place, 30 km classic

Web links

• Jari Laukkanen in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
• Jari Laukkanen on skisport365.com
• Jari Laukkanen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )