Erkki Jorma Kontio (born August 7, 1953 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish Harness racing driver. With more than 11,000 wins,[1] he is the most victorious harness driver in Scandinavia.
Kontio started his career in the late 1960s. Since 2000 he has lived in Sweden. Kontio's daughter Anna-Julia Kontio is a successful Finnish equestrian in Show jumping.
Major racing wins edit
Finnish Trotting Derby: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2009, 2011- Finnish Trotting Criterium: 1975, 1992, 1993, 2008, 2010
- The Finlandia Race: 1985, 1986, 2007
- Kuninkuusravit: 2015[2]
Swedish Trotting Derby: 2008, 2016- Swedish Trotting Criterium: 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017
- Hugo Åbergs Memorial: 1995
- Åby Stora Pris: 1993, 2001, 2013
European Trotting Derby: 1992, 2016- 3-year-old European Championship: 2014
- 5-year-old European Championship: 1994, 2017
Grand critérium de vitesse de la Côte d'Azur: 1995, 2008- Grand Prix du Sud-Ouest: 1996, 2000
- Critérium Continental: 2004
Gran Premio Tino Triossi: 2001, 2005- Gran Premio Orsi Mangelli: 2003
- Gran Premio delle Nazioni: 2008, 2009
- Premio Costa Azurra: 1995, 1999
Grote Prijs der Giganten: 1985, 1986, 1993
Graf Kalman Hunyady Memorial: 1998, 2000
Copenhagen Cup: 1992
Grosser Preis von Bild Hamburg: 1986, 1995
Sources edit
- ^ "Jorma nådde 10.000 segrar". Travronden. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Kontio vann Kungstravet". Travronden. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
External links edit
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