Eino Kirjonen
Intro | Finnish ski jumper |
Was | Athlete Ski jumper Pesäpallo player |
From | Finland |
Type | Sports |
Gender | male |
Birth | 25 February 1933, Primorsk, Russia |
Death | 21 August 1988, Kouvola, Finland (aged 55 years) |
Star sign | Pisces |
Eino Kirjonen (25 February 1933, in Koivisto – 21 August 1988, in Kouvola) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1962. He finished seventh in the individual large hill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Kirjonen earned a total of three career victories, all in normal hill events (1955, 1957, 1961). He also won the Four Hills Tournament event in 1961-62.
References
Eino Kirjonen at the International Ski Federation