Tauno Johannes Luiro (24 February 1932 – 29 October 1955) 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 fin ...

Career

In February 1951 he became the first non- Norwegian to win the youth ski jumping competition in

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. On 2 March 1951 he set a new world record at 139 metres (456 ft) on

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, which remained unbeaten until 1961. He competed in the individual

large hill 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 final ...

event at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Discussions about Oslo hosting ...

and tied for 18th place.Tauno Luiro
sports-reference.comMacArthur, Paul J. (March–April 2011)
''Skiing Heritage Journal''
pp. 20–25. International Skiing History Association. Luiro suffered from

diabetes Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough of the hormone insulin, or the cells of th ...

, and died of lung

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in 1955, aged 23. His younger brother

Erkki Luiro Erkki Luiro (29 January 1940 – 2 August 1984) was a Finnish skier. He competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as ...

was an Olympic

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competitor, while his nephew Tauno Käyhkö became an Olympic ski jumper.

Ski jumping world record

References

External links

1924–56 Winter Olympic ski jumping results
1932 births 1955 deaths Skiers from Rovaniemi Olympic ski jumpers for Finland Ski jumpers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Finnish male ski jumpers 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Finland 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-skijumping-bio-stub