Jouko Grip

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Jouko Grip (born January 10, 1949 in Pälkäne ) is a Finnish cross-country skier and athlete from Pälkäne and with 12 gold medals the most successful Finnish participant in Paralympic Games .

Life

From 1980 to 2002, Grip took part in all seven Winter Paralympics as a cross-country skier and won a total of 15 medals (10 gold, 5 silver). He is also active as a middle-distance runner and javelin thrower and has participated in these disciplines in the two Summer Paralympics in New York (1984) and Seoul (1988). He won two gold medals. In addition, he is 10 times world champion.

Grip used its success to promote disabled sports in Finland. He is a trainer at the FairSport Institute Räyskälän leirikeskus for disabled children, which was founded in 1985, and works in various organizations whose aim is to make everyday life easier for the disabled.

In 2005 he was awarded the Pro Athlete Award 2005 by the Finnish Ministry of Education for his work . The following year, on March 10, 2006, he was inducted into the newly founded "Hall of Fame" of Paralympic Sports by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), together with the skier Annemie Schneider and the trainer Ulla Renvall .

Grip suffered from poliomyelitis , which crippled his left hand.

successes

Winter Paralympics

  • Geilo 1980 :
    Gold: 4 × 5 km relay 3A-3B
    Gold: 5 km 3A (short distance)
    Gold: 10 km 3A (medium distance)
  • Innsbruck 1984 :
    Gold: 4 × 5 km relay LW2-9
    Gold: 20 km LW6 / 8 (medium distance)
    Gold: 10 km LW6 / 8 (short distance)
  • Innsbruck 1988 :
    Gold: Biathlon 7.5 km LW6 / 8
    Silver: 4 × 5 km relay LW2-9
    Silver: 10 km LW6 / 8 (short distance)
    Silver: 20 km LW6 / 8 (long distance)
  • Tignes 1992 :
    Gold: Biathlon 7.5 km LW6 / 8
    Gold: 10 km LW6 / 8 (long distance)
    Silver: 5 km LW6 / 8 (short distance)
  • Lillehammer 1994 :
    Gold: 5 km LW6 / 8 (classic technique)
    Silver: 20 km LW6 / 8 (classic technique)

Summer Paralympics

World championships

  • Le Diaplare 1982:
    Gold: Short distance
    Gold: long distance
    Gold: relay
  • Falun 1986:
    Gold: long distance
    Gold: Medium distance
    Gold: relay
    Gold: biathlon
  • Winter Park 1990:
    Gold: Short distance
    Gold: Medium distance
    Gold: long distance
    Silver: relay

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Grip, Jouko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Pälkäne , Finland