About Eino Kirjonen
Lived 1933 – 1988 (aged 55). Eino Kirjonen was a Finnish ski jumper, pesäpallo player and cross-country skier.
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.
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Who was Eino Kirjonen?
Finnish ski jumper (1933–1988)
When was Eino Kirjonen born?
Eino Kirjonen was born on 25 February 1933 in Primorsk.
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Eino Kirjonen died on 21 August 1988 in Kouvola.
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Eino Kirjonen was a ski jumper, pesäpallo player and cross-country skier.
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Eino Kirjonen was Finnish.
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