Kauko Kalevi Huuskonen (21 April 1932, in

Vesanto Vesanto is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Konnevesi, ...

– 7 January 1999) was a Finnish

biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not time ...

. In 1961, he won the Biathlon World Championships at the individual 20 kilometre distance.Christian Science Monitor
/ref> In that same year he was named

Finnish Sports Personality of the Year The Finnish Sportspersonality of the Year is chosen annually since 1947 by the national sports journalists. In addition, the best female athlete was nominated each year until 2009. Winners Men Women See also * Finnish Footballer of the ...

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1932 births 1999 deaths People from Vesanto Finnish male biathletes Biathlon World Championships medalists Sportspeople from North Savo {{Finland-biathlon-bio-stub