Pauli Pitkänen
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Men's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing Finland | ||
World Championships | ||
1938 Lahti | 18 km | |
1938 Lahti | 4 × 10 km relay | |
1939 Zakopane | 4 × 10 km relay |
Pauli Pitkänen (4 November 1911 – 28 September 1941) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won three gold medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two in 1938 (18 km and 4 × 10 km relay) and one in 1939 (4 × 10 km relay). He was born in Nilsiä. He was killed during the Continuation War.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
World Championships
[edit]- 3 medals – (3 gold)
Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1938 | 26 | Gold | — | Gold |
1939 | 27 | — | — | Gold |
References
[edit]- ^ "1: PITKÄNEN, PAUL EINAR". Arkistolaitos. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "PITKAENEN Pauli". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
External links
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Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1941 deaths
- Finnish male cross-country skiers
- Finnish military personnel killed in World War II
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- People from Nilsiä
- Skiers from North Savo
- 20th-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish cross-country skiing biography stubs