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Mika Laitinen
Mika Antero Laitinen (born 5 April 1973) is Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1990 to 2000.
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| Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Mika Antero Laitinen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1973 Kuopio, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 189 m (620 ft) Harrachov, 9 March 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1990–1993 1995–2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 144 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He won a gold medal in the Team large hill competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.
His biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won three medals, including two golds in the Team large hill event (1995, 1997) and a bronze in the Individual normal hill (1995).
In the 1995/96 World Cup season, Laitinen dominated the first part of the season and won five of the nine events, until he fell and injured himself during a practice jump in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
World Cup
Standings
| Season | Overall | 4H | SF | NT | JP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989/90 | — | — | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990/91 | — | — | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1991/92 | 49 | — | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1992/93 | — | — | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1994/95 | 9 | 11 | 6 | N/A | N/A |
| 1995/96 | 6 | 49 | 15 | N/A | 6 |
| 1996/97 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 69 | 12 |
| 1997/98 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 15 | 25 |
| 1998/99 | 33 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
| 1999/00 | 25 | 17 | — | 24 | 22 |
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995/96 | 2 December 1995 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken K90 (night) | NH |
| 2 | 10 December 1995 | Planica | Bloudkova velikanka K120 | LH | |
| 3 | 12 December 1995 | Predazzo | Trampolino dal Ben K90 | NH | |
| 4 | 28 December 1995 | Oberhof | Hans-Renner-Schanze K120 | LH | |
| 5 | 30 December 1995 | Oberstdorf | Schattenbergschanze K115 | LH |
External links
- Mika Laitinen at the International Ski Federation
- Mika Laitinen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)