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Veli-Matti Lindström

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Veli-Matti Lindström (born 15 November 1983) is a Finnish former ski jumper. His career best achievement was a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in the team large hill event. He also won a silver medal in the team event at the 2004 Ski Flying World Championships in Planica, as well as two championships at the Ski Flying World Cup in Planica in the team event in 2002 and 2003. On 21 March 2003 in Planica, Lindström became the first ski jumper in history to surpass the 230 metre mark, with a jump of 232.5 m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Veli-Matti Lindström is the 563rd most popular skier (down from 398th in 2024), the 648th most popular biography from Finland (down from 554th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Finnish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Veli-Matti Lindström ranks 563 out of 817. Before him are Per Elofsson, Mathias Fredriksson, Benjamin Karl, Fabio Maj, Marie-Helene Östlund, and Kikkan Randall. After him are Michael Tritscher, Mario Stecher, Andrea Fischbacher, Marius Lindvik, Christian Moser, and Markus Eisenbichler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Veli-Matti Lindström ranks 864. Before him are Antonio Floro Flores, Ken Wallace, Peter Niemeyer, Yuliya Gushchina, Jakub Wawrzyniak, and Mattia Cassani. After him are Datsakorn Thonglao, Bridgitte Hartley, Foued Kadir, Hadia Tajik, Leandro Vissotto, and Ezgi Mola.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Veli-Matti Lindström ranks 648 out of 751. Before him are Jessikka Aro (1980), Antti Aalto (1975), Glen Kamara (1995), Petri Vehanen (1977), Krista Kiuru (1974), and Mira Potkonen (1980). After him are Kari Arkivuo (1983), Otto Fredrikson (1981), Jere Karalahti (1975), Robert Taylor (1994), Paavo Puurunen (1973), and Kasper Hämäläinen (1986).

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Among SKIERS In Finland

Among skiers born in Finland, Veli-Matti Lindström ranks 49. Before him are Iivo Niskanen (1992), Janne Happonen (1984), Marjut Rolig (1966), Harri Olli (1985), Anssi Koivuranta (1988), and Mika Kuusisto (1967). After him are Pirjo Muranen (1981), Ville Kantee (1978), Arttu Lappi (1984), Krista Pärmäkoski (1990), Sami Jauhojärvi (1981), and Kalle Keituri (1984).

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