Olavi Sihvonen
Olavi Sihvonen 
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 Finland
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| birthday | September 24, 1918 |
| place of birth | Ruokolahti |
| date of death | October 21, 1984 |
| Place of death | Lahti |
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| society | Vuoksenniskan Urheilijoita |
Olavi Sihvonen (born September 24, 1918 in Ruokolahti , † October 21, 1984 in Lahti ) was a Finnish cross-country skier and Nordic combined athlete .
Sihvonen, who started for the Vuoksenniskan Urheilijoita , took 129th place over 18 km and 31st place in Nordic Combined at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti in 1938 . In 1943, 1944 and 1946 he won the Nordic Combined at the Lahti Ski Games . At the Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz in 1948 , he ran to 23rd place over 18 km and fifth place in the Nordic Combined.
Web links
- Olavi Sihvonen on skisport365.com (cross-country skiing)
- Olavi Sihvonen on skisport365.com (Nordic Combined)
- Olavi Sihvonen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Sihvonen, Olavi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish cross-country skier and Nordic combined skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ruokolahti |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1984 |
| Place of death | Lahti |