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| Full name | Onni Rafael Rajasaari | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1910 (1910-03-02) Hanko, Uusimaa | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 November 1994(1994-11-12) (aged 84) Hanko | |||||||||||||||||
| 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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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, 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.
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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| Representing Finland
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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
- 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
- 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)
| European Athletics Championships champions in men's triple jump | |
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- 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