Eeti "Edvard" Olavi Nieminen (29 March 1927 – 13 April 2016)
was a Finnish
Nordic skier
Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the Ski binding, binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe ...
who competed during the 1950s.
He was born in
Kivennapa, a territory of Finland at that time.
He finished eighth in the
Nordic combined event and 21st in the 18 km
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 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 ...
in
Oslo.
Nieminen also finished sixth in the Nordic combined event at the
1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1954 took place 13-21 February 1954 in Falun, Sweden. These were the first races where women competed with events in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay. It also saw the 18 km reduced to 15 km in men's cross-country ...
in
Falun.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
References
External links
18 km Olympic cross country results: 1948-52*
1927 births
2016 deaths
People from Vyborg District
Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland
Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Finland
Nordic combined skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Nordic combined skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Finnish male cross-country skiers
Finnish male Nordic combined skiers
20th-century Finnish people
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