Jorma Kortelainen

Olympic medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 4x10 km

Jorma Aksel Kortelainen (17 December 1932 – 27 December 2012) was a Finnish cross-country skier and rower who competed in the 1950s.

Kortelainen was born in Pyhäselkä. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the 4 x 10 km relay. He was also a successful rower who took part at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1]

Kortelainen died in Jyväskylä, at the age of 80, as a result of sepsis while being treated at the local hospital.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Jorma Kortelainen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Maastohiihto – Hiihtoliitto". www.hiihtoliitto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 February 2018.


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