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 fin ...
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Määttä competed at the
2014 Winter Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...
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
World Cup
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debut in
November 2010. His current best World Cup finish is fourth, in a team event at
Klingenthal
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Geography
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on
22 November 2014; his best individual World Cup finish is ninth, in a large hill event at
Lahti
Lahti (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lahti is approximately , while the Lahti sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mo ...
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 for Finland
Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Iisalmi
Finnish male ski jumpers
Skiers from North Savo
21st-century Finnish sportsmen
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