Arvo Albert Viitanen (12 April 1924 – 28 April 1999) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was born in Uurainen, Central Finland and died in Myllykoski.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  Finland
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 4 × 10 km |
| World Championships | ||
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1954 Falun | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1954 Falun | 15 km |
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1954 Falun | 50 km |
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1958 Lahti | 50 km |
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1958 Lahti | 4 × 10 km relay |
Viitanen also won five medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (1954), a silver in the 15 km (1954), and bronzes in the 50 km (1954, 1958) and the 4 × 10 km relay (1958).
He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1956.
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
edit- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 31 | 9 | — | — | Silver |
World Championships
edit- 5 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 29 | Silver | — | Bronze | Gold |
| 1958 | 33 | 7 | 4 | Bronze | Bronze |
References
edit- ^ "VIITANEN Arvo". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
External links
edit- Arvo Viitanen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-24) (in Norwegian)
- Arvo Viitanen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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