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Arto Tiainen
Arto Tiainen (5 September 1930 – 21 September 1998) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He was born in Sääminki. Champion He won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics, a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km. Additionally, Tianen won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, a silver in 50 km (1966) and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay (1958). Award Tianen's biggest cross-country skiing success came at the Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March ..., where he won the 50 km event in both 1964 and 1965. For his successes, Tiainen earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1965 (Shared with Bengt Eriksson and Arne Larsen). Politics Arto Tiainen was a Social Democratic member of the Finnish Parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross-country skiing events – four for men and two for women – were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 × 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, 27 January, to Sunday, 4 February 1956. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating nations References External linksInternational Olympic Committee results database {{Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics 1956 Winter Olympics 1956 Winter Olympics events Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ... Cross-country skiing competitions in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events References External linksOfficial Olympic Report {{Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics 1968 Winter Olympics 1968 Winter Olympics events Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ... Cross-country skiing competitions in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1964 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 Kilometre
The Men's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ..., in Innsbruck, Austria. The competition was held on 30 January 1964, at the Cross Country Skiing Stadium. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1964 Winter Olympics - Men's 30 kilometres Men's cross-country skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics Men's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1964 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 Kilometre
The Men's 15 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1964 Winter Olympics, in Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ..., Austria. The competition was held on 2 February 1964, at the Cross Country Skiing Stadium. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1964 Winter Olympics - Men's 15 kilometres Men's cross-country skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics Men's 15 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1964 Winter Olympics
At the 1964 Winter Olympics seven cross-country skiing events – four for men and three for women – were contested. The events began on January 30, 1964, in Seefeld, Austria. The women's 5 km race debuted at this Olympics. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events References External linksOfficial Olympic Report {{Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics 1964 Winter Olympics 1964 Winter Olympics events Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ... Cross-country skiing competitions in Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 Kilometre Relay
The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1960 Winter Olympics, in Squaw Valley, California, United States. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 27, 1960, at the McKinney Creek Stadium. Finland won the gold medal with less than one second ahead of Nordic rivals Norway. It was the third time out of five that Finland had won gold in this event. Defending champions Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ... took the bronze medal. It was also Veikko Hakulinen's third Olympic gold and first at these games. Results References External links1960 Squaw Valley Official Olympic Report [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 Kilometre
The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ... event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics, cross-country skiing programme at the 1960 Winter Olympics, in Squaw Valley, Placer County, California, Squaw Valley, California, United States. It was the fifth appearance of the event at its length of 30 km. The competition was held on Saturday, February 27, 1960 at the McKinney Creek Stadium. Kalevi Hämäläinen of Finland at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Finland won the gold medal ahead of fellow Finn Veikko Hakulinen. Defending Olympic champion Sixten Jernberg from Sweden at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Sweden finished 5th. Thirty nine competitors were due to start but eight did not make the starting line. Of the top 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 Kilometre
The 30 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1960 Winter Olympics, in Squaw Valley, California, United States. It was the second appearance of the event at its length of 30 km. The competition was held on Saturday, February 19, 1960 at the McKinney Creek Stadium. Sixten Jernberg of Sweden won the gold medal ahead of fellow Swede Rolf Rämgård. Defending Olympic champion Veikko Hakulinen from Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ... finished 6th. Three of the 48 competitors did not finish Results References External links1960 Squaw Valley Official Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1960 Winter Olympics - Men's 30 kilometre Men's cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 Kilometre
The 15 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1960 Winter Olympics, in Squaw Valley, California, United States. It was the second appearance of the event at its length of 15 km. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 23, 1960, at the McKinney Creek Stadium. Håkon Brusveen of Norway won his only Olympic gold medal, 3 seconds ahead of the 30 km gold medallist, Sixten Jernberg. Defending Olympic champion and fellow Norwegian, Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden (10 February 1929 – 21 September 2007) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and steeplechase runner. He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and won two individual gold medals in 1952 and ... finished 12th. Results References External links1960 Squaw Valley Official Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1960 Winter Olympics - Men's 15 Kilometre Men's cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1960 Winter Olympics
At the 1960 Winter Olympics six cross-country skiing events were contested. The competitions were held from Friday, 19 February, to Saturday, 27 February 1960. All the races took place at McKinney Creek Stadium, Tahoma, California, United States. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events References External links 1960 Squaw Valley Official Olympic Report {{Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 Kilometre Relay
The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place on 4 February. It was held at the Snow Stadium (''Lo Stadio della neve''), which was about from Cotrina. Fourteen teams and fifty-six skiers participated in the event. The Soviet team won the event. Finland came in second and Sweden took the bronze.Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 614 Medalists Source:Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 614–615 Results * Deficit is minutes and seconds Source: See also * 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ... Notes References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics - Men's 4 x 10 kilometre relay Men's 4 x 10 kilometre relay Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
