Juho Jaakonaho
Johannes "Juho" Jaakonaho (born September 1, 1882 in Haapajärvi ; † January 21, 1964 ibid) was a Finnish cyclist .
Juho Jaakonaho was a farmer and ski carpenter by profession. He ran cycling and skiing . He competed in cycling from 1910 to 1931 and was the dominant cyclist in his country during this time. He was Finnish champion 22 times, on the road - in road races and in the individual time trial - as well as on the track in sprint and scratch . He won his last national title in 1931 at the age of 49. He also set ten national records.
In 1912 Jaakonaha started at the Olympic Games in Stockholm . However , he was unable to finish the Olympic road race around Lake Mälaren due to a defect in his bike. This depressed him so much that he did not race for several years afterwards.
Juho Jaakonaha was a farmer, a renowned ski carpenter and was also a successful skier himself. He was also known for his extraordinary physical strength; at the age of 18 he lifted a load of 136 kilograms and a few years later he carried four men on his shoulders. In the course of his life, he made around 40,000 pairs of skis for the ski company Lampinen . The skis he made, as well as his bikes and trophies, are exhibited in the museum in his hometown Haapajärvi.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Juho Jaakonaho in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- Juho Jaakonaho in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Juho Jaakonaho on kirjastovirma.net
1899, 1900 P. Rahikainen | 1911, 1914, 1915, 1921 Juho Jaakonaho | 1912, 1913 Antti Raita | 1916, 1917 Hjalmar Tuomi | 1919 Armas Karjasalo | 1920 Johannes Aho | 1921 Juho Jaakonaho | 1922 Heiki Mäkkinen | 1923–1929, 1931 Raul Hellberg | 1930, 1936 Thor Porko | 1932 Martti Torppa | 1933, 1934 Helmer Munther | 1935 Toivi Kokkola | 1937 Leo Roine | 1938, 1940 Tauno Luostarinen | 1939, 1945 Aimo Pajula | 1943 Sven Hilden | 1946 Paul Backman | 1947 Karl-Erik Blomfeldt | 1948 Veikko Kasslin | 1949, 1950 Olli Juvonen | 1951 Thorvald Högström | 1952 Nils Henriksson | 1953, 1954 Ruben Forsblom | 1955, 1956, 1958 Paul Nyman | 1957 Ole Wackström | 1959 Kaj-Uno Johansson | 1960, 1961, 1966 Unto Hautalahti | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 Antero Lumme | 1967, 1968 Eero Karhu | 1969 Kalevi Eskelinen | 1970 Mauno Usuvirti | 1971 Tapani Vuorenhela | 1972–1974, 1978, 1982, 1984 Harry Hannus | 1975, 1976 Kari Puisto | 1977, 1979 Magnus Mansner | 1980, 1981 Patrick Wackström | 1983 Dan Broman | 1985, 1986 Kari Juhani Myyryläinen | 1987 Tauno Hietala | 1988 Jari Juhani Lähde | 1989 Kimmo Karhu | 1990, 1993, 1994 Juho Suikkari | 1991, 1992 Pasi Hotinen | 1995, 1998 Esa Skyttä | 1996 Joona Laukka | 1997, 1999 Miika Hietanen | 2000, 2004, 2009, 2011 Kjell Carlström | 2000 Christian Selin | 2002 Jukka Heinikainen | 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014 Jussi Veikkanen | 2007 Matti Pajari | 2012 Jarkko Niemi | 2015 Samuel Pökälä | 2016 Jesse Kaislavuo | 2017 Matti Manninen | 2018 Anders Bäckman | 2019 Arto Vainiopää | 2020 Antti-Jussi Juntunen
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| SURNAME | Jaakonaho, Juho |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jaakonaho, Johannes (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haapajärvi |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1964 |
| Place of death | Haapajärvi |