Esko Järvinen
| Esko Järvinen | ||||||||||
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 Järvinen inspecting skis at his factory in 1940 | ||||||||||
| Country |
 Finnish | |||||||||
| Full name | Kauko Esko Järvinen | |||||||||
| Born |
15 December 1907 Lahti, Finland | |||||||||
| Died |
7 March 1976 (aged 68) Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||
| Ski club | Lahden Hiihtoseura, Lahti | |||||||||
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Kauko Esko Järvinen (15 December 1907 – 7 March 1976) was a Finnish competitor in the Nordic combined and military patrol (precursor to biathlon). He won an individual bronze medal in the Nordic combined at the 1929 World Championships. At the 1928 Winter Olympics he finished fifth in the Nordic combined and 22nd in the ski jumping event. He also placed second in the team military patrol, which was a demonstration sport at those Olympics, and served as the flag bearer for Finland at the opening ceremony.[1][2]
After retiring from competitions Järvinen opened a ski manufacturing factory in Lahti, which ran until 1974 and went bankrupt in 1991, yet his son continued small-scale production of wooden skis.[3] His brother Erkki was an Olympic triple jumper.[1]
References
- 1 2 Sulo Nurmela. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Finland. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Wooden Ski Brands and Manufacturers. woodenskis.com