| Olympic medal record | |||
| Ski jumping | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1964 Innsbruck | Individual normal hill | |
| Silver | 1964 Innsbruck | Individual large hill | |
Veikko Kankkonen (born January 5, 1940) is a Finnish ski jumper who was active in the 1960's. Ski jumping is a Sport in which skiers go down an "inrun" with a take-off ramp (the jump attempting to go as far as possible The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Ski jumping is a Sport in which skiers go down an "inrun" with a take-off ramp (the jump attempting to go as far as possible
Kankkonen earned two ski jumping medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics with a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill. Ski jumping is a Sport in which skiers go down an "inrun" with a take-off ramp (the jump attempting to go as far as possible The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck That same year he won the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival, which also earned him the Holmenkollen medal (Shared with Eero Mäntyranta, Georg Thoma, and Halvor Næs). The Holmenkollen ski jump, located in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, is host to the world's second oldest Ski jump competition still in existence The Holmenkollen medal is Norwegian Skiing 's highest award for competitors Eero Antero Mäntyranta (born November 20 1937 in Turtola (cur Georg Thoma (born August 20, 1937 in Hinterzarten) is a former German Nordic combined skier Halvor Næs (born April 5, 1927 in Trysil) is a former Norwegian Ski jumper who competed in the 1950s He also won Four Hills Tournament. The Four Hills Tournament (Vierschanzentournee is composed of four Ski Jumping World Cup events and has taken place in Germany and Austria each
External links
- FIS-Ski: Veikko Kankkonen - statistics
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
| Preceded by Alevtina Kolchina, Pavel Kolchin, Astrid Sandvik, & Torbjørn Yggeseth |
Holmenkollen medal with Eero Mäntyranta, Georg Thoma, & Halvor Næs 1964 |
Succeeded by Arto Tiainen, Bengt Eriksson, & Arne Larsen |
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