Jussi Rintamäki

Jussi Antero Rintamäki (born July 4, 1935 in Ilmajoki ) is a former Finnish athlete . The sprinter celebrated his greatest successes in the 400 meter hurdles .

Rintamäki, who initially belonged to the clubs Ilves and Kisailjat in his hometown of Ilmajoki in western Finland , was sent to the European Championships in Stockholm in 1958 as a member of the 4 x 400 meter relay . The season did not survive the preliminary round. Rintamäki did not reach the final in the hurdles either. In 1960 Rintamäki became Finnish 400-meter running champion and was appointed to the Olympic team for Rome . In Rome he started the 400 meter hurdles competition and made it to the final. There he finally reached fifth place in the victory of the American Glenn Davis . In 1962 he took part in the European Championships for the second time. He was used in Belgrade both over the 400 meter hurdles and with the 4 x 400 meter relay . In the hurdles he was able to reach the final and finally came fourth, behind the Italian Salvatore Morale , who set a new world record with 49.2 seconds, and the two Germans Jörg Neumann and Helmut Janz . With his new club Turun Toverit , for which he started after a brief membership at Vaasan Vasama , he had won a total of seven Finnish championship titles in relay races.

When he competed, Rintamäki was 1.75 m tall and weighed 68 kg.

successes

400 meter run:

• Nordic runner-up in 1961

• Finnish championships
  • Gold: 1960, 1961 and 1962
  • Silver: 1958 and 1959

400 meter hurdles:

• Nordic championships
  • Gold: 1961
  • Bronze: 1963

• Finnish champion: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963

4 x 100 meter relay:

• Finnish champion 1959 (with Turun Toverit)

4 x 400 meter relay:

• Finnish champion 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963 (with Turun Toverit)

Personal best

• 100-meter run : 10.9 seconds (1961)
• 200-meter run : 21.8 seconds (September 1, 1961 in Hämeenlinna)
• 400-meter run : 46.9 seconds (July 9, 1961 in Kouvola)
• 200-meter hurdles : 23.8 seconds (September 17, 1961 in Turku)
• 400-meter hurdles : 50.8 seconds (September 14, 1962 in Belgrade)

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