Mika Laitinen
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Mika Antero Laitinen (born 5 April 1973) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1990 to 2000.
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 | Norway Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken K90 (night) | NH |
| 2 | 10 December 1995 | Slovenia Planica | Bloudkova velikanka K120 | LH | |
| 3 | 12 December 1995 | Italy Predazzo | Trampolino dal Ben K90 | NH | |
| 4 | 28 December 1995 | Germany Oberhof | Hans-Renner-Schanze K120 | LH | |
| 5 | 30 December 1995 | Germany Oberstdorf | Schattenbergschanze K115 | LH |
External links
- at theInternational Ski and Snowboard Federation
- atOlympics at Sports-Reference.com(archived)