Onni Rafael Rajasaari (2 March 1910 in Hanko – 12 November 1994 in Hanko) was a

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athlete specializing in

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

and

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

. He took part in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics, but is best known for becoming European champion in triple jump 1938 in Paris. In the summer of 1939, Rajasaari set a new European record in triple jump, as he jumped 15.52 meters at a competition in

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National titles

* Finnish Athletics Championships **Triple jump: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 **Long jump: 1938

International competitions

Personal bests

Last updated 29 July 2015.

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* * * * 1910 births 1994 deaths Finnish male long jumpers Finnish male triple jumpers Olympic athletes of Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists People from Hanko Sportspeople from Uusimaa {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub