Tauno Luiro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tauno Luiro

Finnish ski jumper

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1932

Place of Birth: Rovaniemi, Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland, Finland

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1955

Profession: ski jumper

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Tauno Johannes Luiro (24 February 1932 – 29 October 1955) was a Finnish ski jumper.
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 meters, which remained unbeaten until 1961.
He competed in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics and tied for 18th place.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.