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Finnish ski jumper This article is about the ski jumper. For the computing researcher, see Matti Pietikäinen (academic).

Matti Pietikäinen

Personal information

Born

29 October 1927
Kuopio, Finland

Died

15 November 1967 (aged 40)

Sport

Ski jumping

Club

Puijon Hiihtoseura

Medal record

Representing Finland

World Championships
	1954 Falun	Individual large hill

Matti Pietikäinen (29 October 1927 – 15 November 1967) was a Finnish ski jumper who won a world title in 1954 and placed fourth at the 1948 Winter Olympics, four places above his brother Aatto.

References

Matti Pietikäinen. Sports Reference.com

External links

Matti Pietikaeinen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Matti Pietikäinen at Olympics.com
Matti Pietikäinen at Olympedia (archive)

v t e World champions in ski jumping individual large hill
1925: Wilhelm Dick (TCH) 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR) 1927: Tore Edman (SWE) 1929: Sigmund Ruud (NOR) 1930: Gunnar Andersen (NOR) 1931: Birger Ruud (NOR) 1933: Marcel Reymond (SUI) 1934: Kristian Johansson (NOR) 1935: Birger Ruud (NOR) 1937: Birger Ruud (NOR) 1938: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR) 1939: Josef Bradl (GER) 1940–45: Not held (World War II) 1950: Hans Bjørnstad (NOR) 1954: Matti Pietikäinen (FIN) 1958: Juhani Kärkinen (FIN) 1962: Helmut Recknagel (GDR) 1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) 1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS) 1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR) 1978: Tapio Räisänen (FIN) 1982: Matti Nykänen (FIN) 1985: Per Bergerud (NOR) 1987: Andreas Felder (AUT) 1989: Jari Puikkonen (FIN) 1991: Franci Petek (YUG) 1993: Espen Bredesen (NOR) 1995: Tommy Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 1997: Masahiko Harada (JPN) 1999: Martin Schmitt (GER) 2001: Martin Schmitt (GER) 2003: Adam Małysz (POL) 2005: Janne Ahonen (FIN) 2007: Simon Ammann (SUI) 2009: Andreas Küttel (SUI) 2011: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 2013: Kamil Stoch (POL) 2015: Severin Freund (GER) 2017: Stefan Kraft (AUT) 2019: Markus Eisenbichler (GER) 2021: Stefan Kraft (AUT) 2023: Timi Zajc (SLO)

World champions in ski jumping individual large hill

1925: Wilhelm Dick (TCH)
1926: Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR)
1927: Tore Edman (SWE)
1929: Sigmund Ruud (NOR)
1930: Gunnar Andersen (NOR)
1931: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1933: Marcel Reymond (SUI)
1934: Kristian Johansson (NOR)
1935: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1937: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1938: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR)
1939: Josef Bradl (GER)
1940–45: Not held (World War II)
1950: Hans Bjørnstad (NOR)
1954: Matti Pietikäinen (FIN)
1958: Juhani Kärkinen (FIN)
1962: Helmut Recknagel (GDR)
1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS)
1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR)
1978: Tapio Räisänen (FIN)
1982: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1985: Per Bergerud (NOR)
1987: Andreas Felder (AUT)
1989: Jari Puikkonen (FIN)
1991: Franci Petek (YUG)
1993: Espen Bredesen (NOR)
1995: Tommy Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
1997: Masahiko Harada (JPN)
1999: Martin Schmitt (GER)
2001: Martin Schmitt (GER)
2003: Adam Małysz (POL)
2005: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2007: Simon Ammann (SUI)
2009: Andreas Küttel (SUI)
2011: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2013: Kamil Stoch (POL)
2015: Severin Freund (GER)
2017: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2019: Markus Eisenbichler (GER)
2021: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2023: Timi Zajc (SLO)

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