Ron Rautio
Ron Rautio 
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| Full name | Ron William Rautio |
| nation |
 Canada
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| birthday | May 9, 1968 |
| place of birth |
Port Arthur , Canada
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| date of death | January 12, 2005 |
| Place of death |
Thunder Bay , Canada
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| National squad | since 1985 |
| End of career | 1988 |
| Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping | |
| Debut in the World Cup | December 30, 1986 |
| Four Hills Tournament | 84th ( 1987/88 ) |
Ron William Rautio (born May 9, 1968 in Port Arthur , † January 12, 2005 in Thunder Bay ) was a Canadian ski jumper .
Career
Rautio made his international debut at the Nordic World Ski Championships 1985 in Seefeld in Tirol . In the individual jumping on the normal hill he landed 65th and last place after jumps on 68 and 64 meters.
At the Four Hills Tournament 1986/87 he made his debut in the Ski Jumping World Cup on December 30, 1986 , but could not prevail in any of the competitions. The best individual result was 83rd place in the opening competition on the Schattenbergschanze in Oberstdorf . In the overall ranking, Rautio reached 94th place. Also in the following Four Hills Tournament 1987/88 he could only improve insignificantly. On the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze in Bischofshofen he achieved the best individual tour result of his career with 66th place. In the overall standings he was 84th at the end of the tour.
At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary he was part of the extended squad, but was not used as a substitute.
Rautio died unexpectedly at his Thunder Bay home, aged just 36.
successes
Four Hills Tournament placements
| season | space | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1986/87 | 94. | 208.3 |
| 1987/88 | 84. | 252.1 |
literature
- Jens Jahn , Egon Theiner : Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping . 1st edition. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2004, ISBN 3-89784-099-5 .
Web links
- Ron Rautio in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Obituary Ron Rautio on EverestOfThunderbay.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Egon Theiner: Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping , p. 176
- ↑ Canada Ski Jumping at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games ( English ) Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rautio, Ron |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rautio, Ron William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ski jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Arthur , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 2005 |
| Place of death | Thunder Bay , Canada |