Jarkko Määttä (born 28 December 1994) is a Finnish

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

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/ref> Määttä competed at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

for Finland. He placed 36th in the normal hill qualifying round and 32nd in the first jump of the final round, but did not advance. He then placed 33rd in the large hill qualifying round and 43rd on the first jump of the final, also failing to advance. He was also a member of the Finnish team that placed eighth in the team event. Määttä made his

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debut in November 2010. His current best World Cup finish is fourth, in a team event at

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on 22 November 2014; his best individual World Cup finish is ninth, in a large hill event at

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

in the same season. His best overall World Cup finish is 32nd, in 2014–15.

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* 1994 births Living people Olympic ski jumpers of Finland Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics People from Iisalmi Finnish male ski jumpers Sportspeople from North Savo 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-skijumping-bio-stub