Kalevi Hämäläinen

Kalevi Hämäläinen (13 December 1932 – 10 January 2005) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the 50 km event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. He was born in Juva.

Kalevi Hämäläinen
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
1960 Squaw Valley 50 km
World Championships
1958 Lahti 30 km
1958 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
1962 Zakopane 50 km

Hämäläinen also won three medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 30 km (1958), and bronzes in the 4 × 10 km relay (1958) and the 50 km (1962).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games
  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
195623—20——
196027—12Gold—
196431——16—

World Championships
  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
19582510Gold7Bronze
196229——Bronze—

References
  1. "HAEMAELAEINEN Kalevi". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.


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