Onni Rajasaari
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Full name | Onni Rafael Rajasaari | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Finland | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 March 1910 Hanko, Uusimaa | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 November 1994 Hanko | (aged 84)|||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Onni Rafael Rajasaari (2 March 1910 in Hanko – 12 November 1994 in Hanko) was a Finnish athlete specializing in the 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 in 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
[edit]- Finnish Athletics Championships
- Triple jump: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
- Long jump: 1938
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Finland | |||||
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
[edit]Event | Best | Venue | Date |
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Triple jump | 15.52 m | Lahti, Finland | 16 July 1939 |
Last updated 29 July 2015.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Onni Rajasaari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ Track & Field Statistics". Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-07-29.
External links
[edit]- Onni Rajasaari at World Athletics
- Onni Rajasaari at European Athletics (archive)
- Onni Rafael Rajasaari at Olympics.com
- Onni Rajasaari at Olympic.org (archived)
- Onni Rajasaari at Olympedia (archive)
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1994 deaths
- Finnish male long jumpers
- Finnish male triple jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- People from Hanko
- Sportspeople from Uusimaa
- 20th-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish athletics biography stubs