Paavo Lonkila

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Paavo Lonkila Cross-country skiing
Full name Paavo Olavi Lonkila
nation FinlandFinland Finland
birthday January 11, 1923
place of birth Kiuruvesi
date of death 22nd September 2017
Place of death Kiuruvesi
Career
society Kiuruveden January
Medal table
Olympic medals 1 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
World Cup medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
gold 1952 Oslo Season
bronze 1952 Oslo 18 km
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
silver 1950 Lake Placid Season
 

Paavo Olavi Lonkila (born January 11, 1923 in Kiuruvesi ; † September 22, 2017 ibid) was a Finnish cross-country skier who started in the 1940s and 1950s.

Lonkila, who started for Kiuruveden January, won second place over 18 km at the Lahti Ski Games in 1949 . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid in 1950 , he won the silver medal with the relay. He also finished fifth there in the 18 km run. In March 1950 he came third in the 18 km run at the Lahti Ski Games. The following year he won the 18 km run at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival and finished second over 18 km at the Lahti Ski Games. At the Olympic Winter Games in Oslo in 1952 , he won the bronze medal over 18 km and the gold medal with the relay. At Finnish championships he was twice third (1952, 1955) and twice second (1949, 1950) over 18 km.

successes

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ OS guldmedaljören Paavo Lonkila död. Svenska Yle , September 23, 2017, accessed September 26, 2017 (Swedish).
  2. ↑ a b c Results Lahti Ski Games
  3. ↑ Holmenkollen winner list
personal data
SURNAME Lonkila, Paavo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lonkila, Paavo Olavi (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Kiuruvesi
DATE OF DEATH 22nd September 2017
Place of death Kiuruvesi