Martti Lappalainen
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| Full name | Martti Eemil Lappalainen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1902 Liperi, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 October 1941 (aged 39) Mäntysova, East Karelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martti Eemil Lappalainen (11 April 1902 – 6 October 1941) was a
biathlete
.
Biography
He was born in Liperi and was killed in action in Mäntysova, East Karelia.
Lappalainen was a part of the Military patrol for Finland that took silver in the 1924 Winter Olympics.
He won the 50 km cross-country skiing event at
Holmenkollen ski festival in 1928. As a result of this victory, he became the second non-Norwegian winner of any event run up to that point, behind fellow Finn Anton Collin
, who won the 50 km event in 1922.
At the
50 km event
.
Four years later he finished fourth in the
50 km event
but did not finish.
At the
1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sollefteå he won a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 18 km.[1]
He was killed in action during World War II.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 25 | 7 | 9 |
| 1932 | 29 | 4 | DNF |
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 17 km | 18 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 23 | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| 1930 | 27 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — |
| 1934 | 31 | — | Bronze | — | — | Gold |
| 1938 | 35 | — | — | — | 39 | — |
References
- ^ Olympic Review (195–206). International Olympic Committee: 85. 1984.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "LAPPALAINEN Martti". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
External links
- Martti Lappalainen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
