Tauno Luiro

Tauno Luiro
Luiro at the 1952 Olympics
Country	Finland
Born	(1932-02-24)24 February 1932 Rovaniemi, Finland
Died	29 October 1955(1955-10-29) (aged 23) Rovaniemi, Finland
Ski club	Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura
Personal best	139 m (456 ft) Oberstdorf, West Germany (2 March 1951)

Tauno Johannes Luiro (24 February 1932 – 29 October 1955) was a Finnish ski jumper.

Career

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

On 2 March 1951 he set a new world record at 139 metres (456 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, West Germany, which remained unbeaten until 1961.[1][2][3]

He competed in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics and tied for 18th place.[4][5]

Luiro suffered from diabetes, and died of lung tuberculosis in 1955, aged 23. His younger brother Erkki Luiro was an Olympic Nordic combined competitor, while his nephew Tauno Käyhkö became an Olympic ski jumper.[4]

Ski jumping world record

Date	Hill	Location	Metres	Feet
2 March 1951	Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze	Oberstdorf, West Germany	139	456

References

1. "Nov rekord v Oberstdorfu (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 3 March 1951.
2. "Finec Luiro skočil 139, Finžgar pa 120 m (page 4)" (in Slovenian). Ljudska pravica. 3 March 1951.
3. "Tauno Luiro - Oberstdorf 1951 - 139 m - World record". YouTube. 2 March 1951. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
4. Tauno Luiro. sports-reference.com
5. MacArthur, Paul J. (March–April 2011). Skiing Heritage Journal, pp. 20–25. International Skiing History Association.

External links

• 1924–56 Winter Olympic ski jumping results