Jorma Kortelainen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jorma Kortelainen

Finnish cross-country skier and rower

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1932

Place of Birth: Joensuu, Eastern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 27-Dec-2012

Profession: rower, cross-country skier

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jorma Aksel Kortelainen (17 December 1932 – 27 December 2012) was a Finnish cross-country skier and rower who competed in the 1950s. Kortelainen was born in Pyhäselkä.
He won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the 4 x 10 km relay.
He was also a successful rower who took part at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.Kortelainen died in Jyväskylä, at the age of 80, as a result of sepsis while being treated at the local hospital.