Lydia Wideman

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Lydia Wideman-Lehtonen Cross-country skiing
Lydia Wideman 1952

Lydia Wideman 1952

nation FinlandFinland Finland
birthday May 17, 1920
place of birth Vilppula , Finland
date of death April 13, 2019
Career
society Tampereen Hiihtoseura
Medal table
Olympic medals 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
World Cup medals 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
gold 1952 Oslo 10 km
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
gold 1952 Oslo 10 km
 

Lydia Wideman-Lehtonen , born in Wideman (born May 17, 1920 in Vilppula ; † April 13, 2019 ) was a Finnish cross-country skier .

Wideman, who started for the Tampereen Hiihtoseura, finished in March 1950 behind Kerttu Pehkonen and in March 1951 behind her twin sister Tyyne in second place at the Lahti Ski Games over 10 km. At the Olympic Winter Games in Oslo in 1952 , she became the first female Olympic champion over 10 km. In the same year she won the Lahti Ski Games over 10 km. At Finnish championships she won the gold medal in 1952 and the silver medal over 10 km each in 1951. She also triumphed in 1949 at the 10 km run in Puijo and in 1951 and 1952 at the 10 km run in Ounasvaara .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Results Lahti Ski Games
  2. ↑ a b Lydia Wideman in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Wideman, Lydia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wideman-Lehtonen, Lydia (full name); Wideman, Lydia (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Vilppula
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 2019