Jouko Grip, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jouko Grip

Finnish paralympic sportsman

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1949

Place of Birth: Pälkäne, Finland

Profession: athletics competitor, middle-distance runner, biathlete

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jouko Grip (born January 10, 1949 in Pälkäne) is a Paralympic athlete who has won medals in both the Summer and Winter Games.
Most of his medals were in Nordic skiing.
He is Finnish and has polio in his left hand.
In 2006 he was inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame.
He competed at the Summer Paralympics twice, in 1984 and 1988, and participated in track and field athletics both times, winning two gold medals in the 400 and 1500 metre races in 1984.
He competed in seven consecutive Winter Paralympics, from 1980 to 2002, and won a total of ten gold and five silver medals.
Two of his winter gold medals were won in the biathlon and the remainder of his winter medals were from cross-country skiing.