Samppa Lajunen

Samppa Kalevi Lajunen
Personal information
Born (1979-04-23) 23 April 1979
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryFinland
SportSkiing
ClubJyväskylän Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons1995–2004
Indiv. starts113
Indiv. podiums55
Indiv. wins20
Overall titles2 (1997, 2000)
Medal record
Men's Nordic combined
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City 15 km individual
2002 Salt Lake City 7.5 km sprint
2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 5 km team
1998 Nagano 15 km individual
1998 Nagano 4 × 5 km team
World Championships
1999 Ramsau 4 × 5 km team
1997 Trondheim 4 × 5 km team
1999 Ramsau 15 km individual
2001 Lahti 15 km individual
2001 Lahti 7.5 km sprint
2001 Lahti 4 × 5 km team
2003 Val di Fiemme 15 km individual
2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km team

Samppa Lajunen (born 23 April 1979 in Turku) is a retired Finnish Winter Olympic Games gold medalist, entrepreneur, and investor. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, he became the first athlete to sweep the gold medals at all three Nordic combined events, a feat that was only equalished by Jens Lurås Oftebro twenty four years later at the 2026 Winter Olympics