Veli Saarinen

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Veli Saarinen Cross-country skiing
Full name Veli Selim Saarinen
nation FinlandFinland Finland
birthday September 16, 1902
place of birth Martinsaari
date of death October 12, 1969
Place of death Helsinki
Career
society Kouvolan Hiihtoseura, Virolahden Sampo
Medal table
Olympic medals 1 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
World Cup medals 3 × gold 2 × silver 1 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
gold 1932 Lake Placid 50 km
bronze 1932 Lake Placid 18 km
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
bronze 1926 Lahti 30 km
gold 1929 Zakopane 17 km
silver 1929 Zakopane 50 km
gold 1933 Innsbruck 50 km
gold 1934 Sollefteå Season
silver 1934 Sollefteå 18 km
 

Veli Selim Saarinen (born September 16, 1902 in Martinsaari , Virolahti , † October 12, 1969 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish cross-country skier .

Career

Saarinen, who competed for the Kouvolan Hiihtoseura and the Virolahden Sampo, made his first international appearance at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti in 1926 . There he won the bronze medal over 50 km and also achieved ninth place over 50 km. The following year he won the Lahti Ski Games over 30 km and took third place over 50 km. At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz , he finished fourth over 18 km. The following year he won the silver medal over 50 km and the gold medal over 17 km at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo in 1930 , he ran in sixth place over 50 km and fifth over 17 km. In March 1931 and March 1933, he triumphed in the 50 km run at the Lahti Ski Games. In 1930, 1931 and 1934 he became Finnish champion over 50 km. At the Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid in 1932 , he was Olympic champion over 50 km and won the bronze medal over 18 km. The following year he won the gold medal over 50 km at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck . He also achieved fourth place over 18 km there. He completed his last international race at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Sollefteå in 1934 . There he won the silver medal over 18 km and the gold medal with the relay. After his career, he coached the German cross-country skiing team for the 1936 Winter Olympics . From 1937 to 1968 he was the national trainer for Finnish cross-country skiers.

successes

Olympic games

World championships

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Results Lahti Ski Games
personal data
SURNAME Saarinen, Veli
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Saarinen, Veli Selim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Martinsaari , Virolahti
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 1969
Place of death Helsinki