Jorma Rainer Valkama (October 4, 1928, Viipuri – December 11, 1962) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the long jump.
.jpg) Jorma Valkama in 1950 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed for Finland in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the long jump where he won the bronze medal.[1]
Valkama died in a car accident at age 34, the same year that he won the Finnkampen.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorma Valkama Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Urheilutähti Jorma Valkaman taru päättyi saattomatkalla pikkujouluissa – "Kun isä kuoli, äiti ei sanonut hänestä pahaa sanaa"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Jorma Valkama at Tilastopaja (registration required)
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