Pauli Ensio Siitonen (3 February 1938 – 20 April 2024) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He was one of the most successful long-distance cross-country skiers of the 1970s, and in 1973 became the second Finnish skier to win Vasaloppet.[1] Siitonen competed at the 1968 Olympics,[2] and won the Finlandia-hiihto in Finland and König-Ludwig-Lauf in West Germany.

Pauli Siitonen
Siitonen c. 1972
Born(1938-02-03)3 February 1938
Simpele, Finland
Died20 April 2024(2024-04-20) (aged 86)
Espoo, Finland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Siitonen is credited with popularizing the so-called Siitonen-step (or "marathon skate"), the precursor to modern skating technique in cross-country skiing.

Siitonen died on 20 April 2024, at the age of 86.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

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Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1968 30 19

References

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  1. ^ "Vasaloppet" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ^ Pauli Siitonen. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Hiihtolegenda Pauli Siitonen on kuollut (in Finnish)