Kurt Elimä
Kurt Sigvard Elimä (24 August 1939 – 28 March 2024) was a Swedish ski jumper who competed internationally from 1963 to 1968. He finished seventh in the individual normal hill event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
| Kurt Elimä | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kurt Sigvard Elimä |
| Born | 24 August 1939 Narken, Sweden |
| Died | 28 March 2024 (age 84) |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Ski club | Malmbergets AIF Gällivare IFK Kiruna |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 1964–1968 |
Elimä's best career finish international was fourth in an individual normal hill event in Austria in 1966.
"Kurre" won five Swedish Championships, participated in two Olympics (1964 and 1968) and one world cup. He finished third in the classic Garmisch-Partenkirchen and won the Swiss ski weeks. He was a Swedish champion in 1963–1965, 1967 and 1969 and received Stora Grabbars Märke in 1969.
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