Kalevi Hämäläinen (13 December 1932 – 10 January 2005) was a

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cross-country skier who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the 50 km event at the

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in Squaw Valley. He was born in

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. Hämäläinen also won three medals in the

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with a gold in the 30 km (1958), and bronzes in the 4 × 10 km relay (1958) and the 50 km (1962).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Championships

* 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)

References

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* 1932 births 2005 deaths People from Juva Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Finland Sportspeople from South Savo 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub