Antti Abram Hyvärinen (21 June 1932 – 13 January 2000) was a Finnish ski jumper and coach. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics in the normal hill event and finished in seventh and first place, respectively, becoming the first non-Norwegian ski jumper to win an Olympic gold medal. In 1956 he also served as the flag bearer for Finland at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics[1] and won the jumping event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. While preparing for the 1958 World Championships, Hyvärinen fell and broke his hip, which resulted in an early retirement in November 1957. From 1960 to 1964 he worked as the head coach of the Finnish ski jumping team.[2]
 Antti Hyvärinen in 1956 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 June 1932 Rovaniemi, Finland | |||||||||||
| Died | 13 January 2000 (aged 67) Bad Nauheim, Germany | |||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Ski jumping | |||||||||||
| Club | Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura, Rovaniemi | |||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antti Hyvärinen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
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- A. Hyvaerinen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- "Holmenkollen winners since 1892". Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2007. – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Antti Hyvärinen at Olympedia
- Antti Hyvärinen at Olympics.com
- Antti Hyvärinen at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
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