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Jorma Valkama
Finnish long jumper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jorma Rainer Valkama (October 4, 1928, Viipuri ā December 11, 1962) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the long jump.
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He competed for Finland in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the long jump where he won the bronze medal.[1]
Valkama died in a car accident at age 34, the same year that he won the Finnkampen.[2][3]