| Martti Jukola | |
| Birth Date: | 1900 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Turku, Finland |
| Death Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality: | Finnish |
| Occupation: | Sports journalist Athlete |
| Known For: | Popularizing on the field reporting in Finland |
Martti Henrik Jukola (22 October 1900 – 3 October 1952) was a Finnish sports journalist and athlete. He was a pioneer in Finnish radio for his on the field reporting at sports events.[1] Jukola was a hurdler and participated in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]
Martti Jukola was born in Turku in 1900. His parents were Aapo Henrik Jukola and Maria Wilhelmina Grönroos. In 1922, he graduated with his Bachelor of Arts and in 1932 received his PhD. The subject of his doctoral thesis was J. H. Erkko.
In 1922, he became assistant editor of Urheilulehti. He then became corresponding editor in chief in 1931. While working at Urheilulehti, he also served as literary officer of WSOY. He also published work in Kansan Kuvalehti and Urheilija. He started working for Yle in 1931 as a commentator. From 1939 until 1942 he was head of the sports department. He founded the Ylä-Vuoksen Palloseura.
As an athlete, the height of his track and field career was in the 1920s. His home sports club was Turun Urheiluliitto. He finished fifth in hurdling at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the semi-finals. He moved to Turku and was represented by Porvoon Urheilijat and Helsingin Kisa-Veikot. He was made an honorary member of the later.
He died in 1952 in Helsinki.