Sauli Rytky

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Sauli Rytky Cross-country skiing
nation FinlandFinland Finland
birthday June 6, 1918
place of birth Haapavesi , Finland
date of death June 28, 2006
Place of death Haapavesi
Career
society Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura
Medal table
Olympic medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
silver 1948 St. Moritz Season
 

Sauli Rytky (born June 6, 1918 in Haapavesi ; † June 28, 2006 there ) was a Finnish cross-country skier .

Rytky, who started for the Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura, finished 59th over 18 km at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti in 1938 . In 1944 he became the Finnish 18 km champion. The following year he took second place over 18 km at the Lahti Ski Games . At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz , he won the silver medal with the relay. In the course of 18 km he finished sixth there. After his career he worked as a cross-country ski trainer and from 1963 to 1968 as a board member of the Finnish Ski Association .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Sauli Rytky in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
  2. ↑ Results Lahti Ski Games
personal data
SURNAME Rytky, Sauli
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH June 6, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Haapavesi
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 2006
Place of death Haapavesi