Antti Hyvärinen
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Competitor for  Finland |
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| Gold | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Large hill |
Antti Abram Hyvärinen (June 21, 1932 – January 13, 2000) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. He was born in Rovaniemi.
His best year as a ski jumper was 1956, when he won a gold medal in the Individual large hill at the Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo as well as the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival. He became the first non-Norwegian ski jumper to win an Olympic gold medal.
External links
- A. Hyvaerinen at the International Ski Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
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