Harald Christopher Wegelius, born 13 September 1944 in

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,Christopher Wegelius
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former

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and

show jumper Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ...

. He was involved with the collapse of Skopbank in the Finnish banking crisis of the early 1990s, but was finally cleared by the

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in 2000. Christopher Wegelius is the most successful Finnish

and the latest Finn at the Olympics. He took part in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

finishing 12th place in the Individual Jumping Grand Prix. Wegelius was married to English-born Elizabeth Jane Murray from 1971 to 1981 and their son is the professional cyclist

Charly Wegelius Charles "Charly" Wegelius (born 26 April 1978 in Espoo, Finland) is a British former professional road racing cyclist. Never a winner of a professional race individually, Wegelius nevertheless made a career out of being a reliable and strong ...

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1944 births Sportspeople from Helsinki Finnish bankers Finnish male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Finland Equestrians at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Show jumping riders {{Finland-equestrian-bio-stub