Jorma Rainer Valkama (4 October 1928 – 11 December 1962) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the long jump and participated at three Olympic Games.

Biography

Valkama competed for Finland in the

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held in

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, Australia, in the long jump where he won the bronze medal. Valkama won the British

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title at the

1962 AAA Championships The 1962 AAA Championships was the 1962 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1962 at White City Stadium White City Stadium in London, ...

. Valkama died in a car accident at age 34, the same year that he won the Finnkampen.

References

1928 births 1962 deaths Sportspeople from Vyborg Finnish male long jumpers Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Finnish Athletics Championships winners Deaths of competitors in athletics 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub