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Pekka Kuvaja
Armas Petter "Pekka" Kuvaja (15 June 1921, Heinävesi, Finland – 21 November 2003 in Tampere, Finland) was a Finland, Finnish Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was born in Heinävesi and died in Tampere. In the 50 km event at the Winter Olympics, he finished seventh in 1948 Winter Olympics, 1948 and ninth in 1952 Winter Olympics, 1952. Also, in 1954, he became the first non-Swede to finish first in the Vasaloppet. Cross-country skiing results Olympic Games References External linksOlympic 50 km cross country skiing results: 1948-64
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Cross-country Skiing (sport)
Competitive cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of race formats and course lengths. Rules of cross-country skiing are sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national organizations. International competitions include the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and at the Winter Olympic Games. Such races occur over homologated, groomed courses designed to support classic (in-track) and freestyle events, where the skiers may employ skate skiing. It also encompasses cross-country ski marathon events, sanctioned by the Worldloppet Ski Federation, and cross-country ski orienteering events, sanctioned by the International Orienteering Federation. Related forms of competition are biathlon, where competitors race on cross-country skis and stop to shoot at targets with rifles, and paralympic cross-country skiing that allows athletes with disabilities to compete at cross-country skiing with adaptive equipment. Norwegian army un ...
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 18 Kilometre
The 18 kilometre Cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-c skiing programme at the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 .... It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Monday, 18 February 1952. Eighty cross-country skiers from 18 nations competed. Medalists Results References External linksOfficial Olympic Report* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1952 Winter Olympics - Men's 18 Km Men's cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics Men's 18 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ...
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Cross-country Skiers At The 1952 Winter Olympics
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Cross-country Skiers At The 1948 Winter Olympics
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Olympic Cross-country Skiers For Finland
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Finnish Male Cross-country Skiers
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People From Heinävesi
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2003 Deaths
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1921 Births
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1952 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 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 .... It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, 23 February 1952. Fifty-two cross-country skiers from 13 nations competed. Medalists Results References External linksOfficial Olympic Report* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics - Men's 4 x 10 kilometre relay Men's 4 x 10 kilometre relay Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ...
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 Kilometre
The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 .... It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Wednesday, 20 February 1952. Thirty-six cross-country skiers from 13 nations competed. Medalists Results References External linksOfficial Olympic Report* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1952 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 Kilometre Men's cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics Men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ...
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics cross-country skiing competition consisted of three events for men (18 km, 50 km and 4 × 10 km relay) and the first women's cross-country competition at an Olympic Games, of 10 km. The competitions were held from Monday, 18 February to Saturday, 23 February 1952. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating nations A total of 138 cross-country skiers from 19 nations competed at the Oslo Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksInternational Olympic Committee results database {{Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics 1952 Winter Olympics 1952 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 c ...
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