Tuomo Sakari Ylipulli (3 March 1965 – 23 July 2021) was 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 ...

Career

Tuomo Ylipulli won a gold medal in the Team large hill competition at the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...

in Calgary. His biggest successes were in the Team large hill event at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship e ...

, where he won two gold medals (1985, 1987). He was 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 jumpers

Raimo Ylipulli Raimo Ylipulli (born 13 June 1970, in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1994. He won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and finished 20th in ...

and Heikki Ylipulli.

World Cup

Standings

Wins

References

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