Martti Eemil Lappalainen (11 April 1902 – 6 October 1941) was a

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cross-country skier and

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Biography

He was born in

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and was killed in action in Mäntysova,

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. Lappalainen was a part of the

Military patrol Military patrol was a team winter sport in which athletes competed in cross-country skiing, ski mountaineering and rifle shooting. It was usually contested between countries or military units. The military patrol competition encompassed 25 kil ...

for Finland that took silver in the

1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France ...

. He won the 50 km cross-country skiing event at

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in 1928. As a result of this victory, he became the second non-Norwegian winner of any event run up to that point, behind fellow Finn Anton Collin, who won the 50 km event in 1922. At the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

he finished seventh in the 18 km event and ninth in the 50 km event. Four years later he finished fourth in the 18 km event at the

1932 Winter Olympics The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February ...

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. He also participated in the 50 km event but did not finish. At the

1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 took place on February 20–25, 1934 in Sollefteå, Sweden. Men's cross country 18 km February 22, 1934 50 km February 24, 1934 4 × 10 km relay February 25, 1934 Germany's silver was the ...

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he won a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 18 km. He was killed in action during

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

References

External links

* * - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{DEFAULTSORT:Lappalainen, Martti 1902 births 1941 deaths People from Liperi People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Military patrol competitors at the 1924 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1932 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes of Finland Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland Finnish military patrol (sport) runners Finnish male cross-country skiers Finnish military personnel killed in World War II Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from North Karelia 20th-century Finnish people