Paavo Jaakko Matias Korhonen (5 June 1928 – 29 September 2019) was a

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who won the individual titles at the 1957

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and 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and placed fourth, fourth and ninth, respectively. At the 1952 games he also finished 14th in the 18 km

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race, and in 1960 served as the Finnish Olympic flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Korhonen lived in his home town of Joutseno, where a statue is erected in his honor.

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

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Holmenkollen winners since 1892
– click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file 1928 births 2019 deaths People from Lappeenranta Finnish Lutherans Finnish male Nordic combined skiers Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Finland Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined 20th-century Lutherans Sportspeople from South Karelia {{Finland-skijumping-bio-stub