Olavi „Olli“ Remes (8 September 1909 – 31 December 1942)
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cross-country skier 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 ...

and military officer who competed in the 1930s. Remes was born in Iisalmi and died in Krivi,

East Karelia East Karelia ( fi, Itä-Karjala, Karelian: ''Idä-Karjala''), also rendered as Eastern Karelia or Russian Karelia, is a name for the part of Karelia that since the Treaty of Stolbova in 1617 has remained Eastern Orthodox under Russian supremacy ...

. He won a bronze medal in 50 km 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 ...

. In the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

he participated in the demonstration event, military patrol (precursor to biathlon), and finished second in the team event.

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

References

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* 1909 births 1942 deaths People from Iisalmi Finnish military patrol (sport) runners Finnish male cross-country skiers Military patrol competitors at the 1936 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Finland FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Knights of the Mannerheim Cross Finnish military personnel killed in World War II Skiers from North Savo 20th-century Finnish people {{Skimountaineering-bio-stub