Eino Kalpala (5 August 1926 – 12 August 2022) was a Finnish

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics. Kalpala has also been a world champion veteran alpine skier. Eino Kalpala also participated in the rally of a thousand lakes with his brother Osmo Kalpal. He turned 90 in August 2016. Kalpala died in

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on 12 August 2022, at the age of 96.

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* 1926 births 2022 deaths Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Finnish male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Finland 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub