Raimo Ylipulli (born 13 June 1970, in

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) is a

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former

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who competed from 1986 to 1994. He won a silver medal in the team large hill at the

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and finished 20th in the individual large hill at those same championships. Ylipulli's best individual finish at the

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was 18th in the individual large hil at

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while his best overall finish was fifth in the team large hill at those same games. His best individual finish was 3rd in a large hill event in

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in 1991. He is the brother of Nordic combined skier

Jukka Ylipulli Jukka Ylipulli (born 6 February 1963 in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish former nordic combined skier who competed during the 1980s and early 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the individual Nordic combined at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Ylipulli ...

and fellow ski jumper

Tuomo Ylipulli Tuomo Sakari Ylipulli (3 March 1965 – 23 July 2021) was a Finnish ski jumper. Career Tuomo Ylipulli won a gold medal in the Team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. His biggest successes were in the Team large hill ...

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* 1970 births Living people People from Rovaniemi Finnish male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers of Finland Ski jumpers at the 1994 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Sportspeople from Lapland (Finland) 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-skijumping-bio-stub