What is Juhani Kärkinen?
[[File:Juhani Kärkinen.jpg|right|200px]] '''Juhani Tapio Antero Kärkinen''' (28 October 1935 – 29 August 2019) was a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[ski jumping|ski jumper]]. He won a gold medal in the large hill at the 1958 World Ski Championships. He placed eighth in the normal hill at the [[1960 Winter Olympics]].<ref name=sr/><ref name=fis/><ref name=r1/> He was born in [[Kotka]], Finland. Kärkinen died on 29 August 2019 in [[Lahti]], Finland at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Väänänen |first1=Ville |last2=Holopainen |first2=Pekka |title=Mäkihypyn maailmanmestari Juhani Kärkinen kuollut |url=https://www.is.fi/makihyppy/art-2000006221060.html |publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |access-date=2019-08-29 |language=fi |date=2019-08-29}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category|Juhani Kärkinen}} {{reflist|refs= <ref name=fis>{{FIS|S=JP|ID=28854|name=Juhani Kaarkinen}}</ref> <ref name=sr>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/juhani-karkinen-1.html Juhani Kärkinen]. sports-reference.com</ref> <ref name=r1>Jukka Lindfors (15 February 2007) [https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2007/02/15/makiveljekset-karkinen Juhani ja Kalevi Kärkinen olivat maailmanmestari ja sen veli. Anssi Kukkonen vierailee Kärkisten kotona, jossa palkintokaapit pullistelevat pokaaleja.]</ref> }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Karkinen, Juhani}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Olympians for Finland]] [[Category:Finnish skiers]] [[Category:Kymenlaakso]] {{sports-bio-stub}}