Teuvo Laukkanen

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Teuvo Laukkanen Cross-country skiing
nation FinlandFinland Finland
birthday July 16, 1919
place of birth Pielavesi , Finland
date of death May 14, 2011
Place of death Pielavesi
Career
society Kuopion Poliisi-Urheilijat
Medal table
Olympic medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
silver 1948 St. Moritz Season
 

Teuvo Johannes Laukkanen (born July 16, 1919 in Pielavesi ; † May 14, 2011 there ) was a Finnish cross-country skier .

Laukkanen, who started for the Kuopion Poliisi-Urheilijat, won the 30 km run of Ounasvaara in 1943 . At the Lahti Ski Games in 1944, he won the 18 km run. The following year he became Finnish champion with the relay and over 30 km. In March 1947 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 eighth there.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Teuvo Laukkanen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
  2. ↑ a b Results Lahti Ski Games
personal data
SURNAME Laukkanen, Teuvo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Laukkanen, Teuvo Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Pielavesi
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 2011
Place of death Pielavesi