Matti Kuosku (4 March 1941 – 22 April 2012)[1] was a Swedish cross-country skier. He competed in the 50 km event at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[2] Kuosku was a Sweden Finn, and he had moved to Sweden in the late 1960s.[3] In 1974 and 1976, he won Vasaloppet.[4]
| Matti Kuosku | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 March 1941 Pelkosenniemi, Lapland, Finland |
| Died | 22 April 2012 (aged 71) Gävle, Sweden |
Cross-country skiing results
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 34 | — | — | 19 | — |
References
edit- ^ "Matti Kuosku". Swedish Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Matti Kuosku Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Historia 80-luku" (in Finnish). Finlandia-hiihto. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
Vuonna 1981 ... Ruotsinsuomalainen Matti Kuosku ... oli 14 vuotta aikaisemmin muuttanut naapurimaahan
- ^ "Historiska segrare" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. p. 2. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External links
edit- Matti Kuosku at Olympedia
- Matti Kuosku at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
