Arvo Viitanen
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  Finland
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 4 × 10 km |
| World Championships | ||
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1954 Falun | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1954 Falun | 15 km |
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1954 Falun | 50 km |
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1958 Lahti | 50 km |
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1958 Lahti | 4 × 10 km relay |
Arvo Albert Viitanen (12 April 1924 – 28 April 1999) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was born in Uurainen, Central Finland and died in Myllykoski.
Viitanen also won five medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (1954), a silver in the 15 km (1954), and bronzes in the 50 km (1954, 1958) and the 4 × 10 km relay (1958).
He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1956.
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
[edit]- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 31 | 9 | — | — | Silver |
World Championships
[edit]- 5 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 29 | Silver | — | Bronze | Gold |
| 1958 | 33 | 7 | 4 | Bronze | Bronze |
References
[edit]- ^ "VIITANEN Arvo". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Arvo Viitanen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-24) (in Norwegian)
- Arvo Viitanen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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