Erkki Jorma Kontio (born August 7, 1953 in

Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after: ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

) is a Finnish

Harness racing Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australi ...

driver. With more than 11,000 wins, he is the most victorious harness driver in

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...

. Kontio started his career in the late 1960s. Since 2000 he has lived in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. Kontio's daughter Anna-Julia Kontio is a successful Finnish

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: * Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ...

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

Major racing wins

* 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 *

Swedish Trotting Derby The Swedish Trotting Derby (Swedish: ''Svenskt Travderby'') is an annual national Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Jägersro Racetrack in Malmö, Sweden. It is by many considered the most prestigious Swedish event for 4-year-o ...

: 2008, 2016 *

Swedish Trotting Criterium The Swedish Trotting Criterium (Swedish: ''Svenskt Travkriterium'' or only ''Kriteriet'') is an annual national Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Solvalla in Stockholm, Sweden. It is considered one of the classic trotting event ...

: 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017 *

Hugo Åbergs Memorial Hugo Åbergs Memorial is an annual Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Jägersro Racetrack in Malmö, Sweden. Hugo Åbergs Memorial has taken place since 1970. In 2008, the purse of the event was approximately US$291,000 (SEK1 ...

: 1995 *

Åby Stora Pris Åby Stora Pris (literally "Åby Grand Prize") is an annual Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Åby Racetrack in Mölndal, 10 km south of Gothenburg, Sweden. Åby Stora Pris has taken place since 1936, the same year Åby ...

: 1993, 2001, 2013 *

European Trotting Derby The European Trotting Derby, also called UET Grand Prix and Grand Prix de l'UET, is an annual Group One harness event that is arranged by the European Trotting Union, UET. The final takes place on a racetrack in one of the member countries of U ...

: 1992, 2016 * : 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 Graf Kalman Hunyady Memorial (german: Graf Kalman Hunyady-Gedenkrennen) is an annual harness racing event at the Krieau Race Track in Vienna, Austria. The race was established in 1898. In 1901 it was named after the late count Kálmán Hunyady de ...

: 1998, 2000 *

Copenhagen Cup KBUs Pokalturnering (unofficial English translation: ''KBU Cup'', ''Copenhagen Cup'') was a Danish regional knockout association football competition contested annually from 1910 to 1953 by clubs that were members of the regional football associa ...

: 1992 * Grosser Preis von Bild Hamburg: 1986, 1995

Sources

Jorma Kontio's homepage (in Swedish and Finnish)

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kontio, Jorma Finnish harness racers 1953 births Living people Sportspeople from Oulu Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden