Kalle Heikkinen

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Kalle Heikkinen Cross-country skiing
nation FinlandFinland Finland
birthday February 20, 1908
place of birth Paltamo
date of death December 15, 1938
Place of death Hyvinkää
Career
society Hyvinkään Tahko
 

Kalle Heikkinen (born February 20, 1908 in Paltamo , † December 15, 1938 in Hyvinkää ) was a Finnish cross-country skier .

Heikkinen, who started for the Hyvinkään Tahko, won the 18 km run at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 1933 and the 50 km run in 1934. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen , he finished 14th over 50 km. The following year he took third place over 50 km at the Lahti Ski Games . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti in 1938 , he finished tenth over 50 km.

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Individual evidence

  1. Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners list
  2. Results Lahti Ski Games