Väinö Huhtala
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Full name | Väinö Veikko Sakari Huhtala | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Revonlahti, Finland | 24 December 1935||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
18 June 2016 80) Jämsä, Finland[1] | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club |
Revonlahden Reipas Jämsänkosken Ilves | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Väinö Veikko Sakari Huhtala (24 December 1935 – 18 June 2016) was a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed in the early 1960s. He won two medals in the 4x10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1960 and a silver in 1964. Huhtala also finished 4th in the 15 km event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
He also won a silver medal in the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 4x10 km relay.
References
- ↑ "Hiihdon olympiavoittaja Väinö Huhtala kuollut" (in Finnish). Yle. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
External links
- Väinö Huhtala at the International Ski Federation
- Väinö Huhtala at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- Huhtala biography (in Finnish)
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