Eero Kolehmainen
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Full name | Eero Johannes Kolehmainen | ||||||
nation | Finland | ||||||
birthday | March 24, 1918 | ||||||
place of birth | Anttola , Finland | ||||||
size | 171 cm | ||||||
Weight | 64 kg | ||||||
date of death | December 7, 2013 | ||||||
Place of death | Mikkeli , Finland | ||||||
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Eero Johannes Kolehmainen (born March 24, 1918 in Anttola , † December 7, 2013 in Mikkeli ) was a Finnish cross-country skier .
Kolehmainen's greatest successes occurred after the Second World War . At the age of 33 he won the silver medal in 50 km cross-country skiing at the Olympic Winter Games in Oslo in 1952 behind his compatriot Veikko Hakulinen . Four years later, in Cortina d'Ampezzo , Italy , he finished fourth on 50 km in the victory of the Swede Sixten Jernberg . At the world championships he came in eleventh place in Falun in 1954, and in fifth place in Lahti in 1958 .
Kolehmainen had his first major international success in 1950 at the Holmenkollen Games , when he won the 18 km cross-country skiing. In 1957 he won the 50 km run and was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal in the same year . In 1956 and 1957 he won the 50 km at the Lahti Ski Games . In 1959, at the age of 41, he became Finnish champion in Kajaani .
Kolehmainen belonged to the sports club Anttolan Urheilijat from his place of birth. In 2003 he received the Finnish athlete's award Pro Urheilu . Kolehmainen died on December 7, 2013 at the age of 95.
Web links
- Eero Kolehmainen in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Eero Kolehmainen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Olympiamitalisti Eero Kolehmainen on kuollut obituary at Helsingin Sanomat , December 8, 2013 (Finnish)
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SURNAME | Kolehmainen, Eero |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kolehmainen, Eero Johannes |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish cross-country skier |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Anttola , Finland |
DATE OF DEATH | December 7, 2013 |
Place of death | Mikkeli , Finland |