Pekka Leskinen

Juha Pekka Leskinen (born 26 February 1954)[1] is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. He represented Finland at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and finished 13th overall. He won the Finnish national title three times (1970, 1971, 1975).[2] Later in his career, he was an ISU Judge for Finland and judged in the 2002, 2010, and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Pekka Leskinen
Personal information
Country representedFinland
Born (1954-02-26) 26 February 1954
Kuopio, Finland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former skating clubKuopion Luisteluseura
Former training locationsKuopio
Retired1977

Results
International
Event 69–70 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76 76–77
Winter Olympics13th
World Champ.19th18th10th10th
European Champ.19th19th19th12th9th5th
Nordics2nd2nd1st1st
Prague Skate10th6th4th
National
Finnish Champ.1st1st1st

References
  1. "Pekka Leskinen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. "Yksinluistelu/Seniorit" [Finnish national champions] (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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