Jukka Leino
Jukka Leino 
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 Finland
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| birthday | 10th June 1978 (age 42) | ||||||||
| place of birth | Heinävesi , Finland | ||||||||
| size | 178 cm | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
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| discipline | Slalom , giant slalom | ||||||||
| society | Heinäveden Hyrske | ||||||||
| status | resigned | ||||||||
| End of career | 2010 | ||||||||
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Jukka Leino (born June 10, 1978 in Heinävesi ) is a former Finnish ski racer . He specialized in the disciplines of slalom and giant slalom .
biography
In January 1995, Leino first took part in FIS races . His development was relatively slow, appearances in the European Cup only followed from February 2000. He contested the first World Cup race on December 10, 2000 (giant slalom in Val-d'Isère ). The following seasons were marked by numerous failures and Leino looked in vain to join the top of the world.
As 23rd of the slalom in Wengen , Leino finally got the first World Cup points on January 19th, 2003. Exactly one year later he achieved his best World Cup result with 11th place in the same place. With the exception of 2007, he was able to classify himself several times in the points. In the 2007/08 season he concentrated on the European Cup: He won two races, placed 5th in the overall standings and won the giant slalom discipline.
At world championships Leino took part from 2003 onwards. The best result he achieved was 17th in the giant slalom 2009 . After the 2009/10 season, in which he did not win any more World Cup points, Leino withdrew from top-class sport. Since then he has mainly competed in FIS races in his home country.
successes
World championships
- St. Moritz 2003 : 27th slalom
- Bormio 2005 : 29th slalom
- Val-d'Isère 2009 : 17th giant slalom
World cup
- 7 placements among the top 20
European Cup
- Season 2007/08 : 5th overall, 1st giant slalom rating
- Season 2008/09 : 10th overall ranking, 4th giant slalom ranking
- 10 podium places, including 2 wins:
| date | place | country | discipline |
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| 4th December 2007 | Geilo | Norway | Giant slalom |
| December 5, 2007 | Geilo | Norway | Giant slalom |
More Achievements
- 3 Finnish championship titles (Slalom 2004 and 2006, Super-G 2009)
- 29 victories in FIS races
Web links
- Jukka Leino's website (Finnish)
- Jukka Leino in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Jukka Leino in the database of Ski-DB (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alppihiihtäjä Jukka Leino lopettaa kilpauransa. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. www.yle.fi, April 2, 2010, accessed May 3, 2011 (Finnish)
- ↑ Uransa päättänyt Jukka Leino: Valmennus kiinnostaa. www.mtv3.fi, April 24, 2010, accessed May 3, 2011 (Finnish)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Leino, Jukka |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heinävesi , Finland |