Onni Rajasaari
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Full name | Onni Rafael Rajasaari | |||||||||||||||
Nationality | Finland | |||||||||||||||
Born | 2 March 1910 Hanko, Uusimaa |
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Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hanko |
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Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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Country | Finland | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long jump, Triple jump | |||||||||||||||
Club | Helsingin Kisa-Veikot Hangon Hyrskyt |
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Medal record
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Onni Rajasaari (2 March 1910 in Hanko – 12 November 1994 in Hanko) was a Finnish athlete specializing in long jump and triple jump. He took part in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics,[1] but is best known for becoming European champion in triple jump 1938 in Paris. In the summer of 1939, Rajasaari set a new European record in triple jump, as he jumped 15.52 meters at a competition in Lahti.[2]
National titles
- Finnish Athletics Championships
- Triple jump: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
- Long jump: 1938
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1932 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, USA | 11th | Triple Jump | 14.20 m |
1934 | European Championships | Turin, Italy | 3rd | Triple Jump | 14.74 m |
1936 | Olympic Games | Berlin, Germany | 25th (q) | Long jump | x |
11th | Triple jump | 14,20 m | |||
1938 | European Championships | Paris, France | 1st | Triple Jump | 15.32 m |
Personal bests
Event | Best | Venue | Date |
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Triple jump | 15.52 m | Lahti, Finland | 16 July 1939 |
Last updated 29 July 2015.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Track & Field Statistics". Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-07-29.
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- 1910 births
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- Male long jumpers
- Male triple jumpers
- Finnish long jumpers
- Finnish triple jumpers
- Olympic athletes of Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Finnish athletics biography stubs
- European Athletics Championships medalists