Klaes Karppinen
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 4 x 10 km |
| World Championships | ||
| 1934 Sollefteå | 4 x 10 km |
| 1935 Vysoké Tatry | 18 km |
| 1935 Vysoké Tatry | 4 x 10 km |
| 1938 Lahti | 4 x 10 km |
| 1939 Zakopane | 4 x 10 km |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1935 Vysoké Tatry | 50 km |
| 1937 Chamonix | 4 x 10 km |
| 1937 Chamonix | 50 km |
| 1939 Zakopane | 18 km |
| 1939 Zakopane | 50 km |
Klaes Karppinen (also spelled Klaus; 9 October 1907 – 24 January 1992) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay. Karppinen was born in Iisalmi, Finland.
Karppinen's biggest successes were at the Nordic skiing World Championships where he earned 10 medals, including 5 golds (18 km: 1935, 4 x 10 km: 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939) and 5 silvers (18 km: 1939; 50 km: 1935, 1937, 1939; and 4 x 10 km: 1937).
External links
- Klaes Karppinen at the International Ski Federation
- Klaes Karppinen at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-10-26)
- Klaes Karppinen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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