Eero Kolehmainen
 Kolehmainen at the 1956 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 March 1918 Anttola, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 December 2013 (aged 95) Mikkeli, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Anttolan Urheilijat | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eero Johannes Kolehmainen (24 March 1918 – 7 December 2013) was a Finnish
Holmenkollen medal. Kolehmainen's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth over 50 km in 1958. He was a farmer by occupation.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 18 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 33 | — | — | — | Silver | — |
| 1956 | 37 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
World Championships
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 39 | — | — | 5 | — |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eero Kolehmainen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "KOLEHMAINEN Eero". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eero Kolehmainen.
- Eero Kolehmainen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Report on Eero Kolehmainen's 90th birthday (in Finnish)
- Eero Kolehmainen at IMDb