Pauli Pitkänen (4 November 1911 – 28 September 1941) was a

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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 ...

who competed in the 1930s. He won three gold medals at the

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with two in 1938 (18 km and 4 × 10 km relay) and one in 1939 (4 × 10 km relay). He was born in

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. He was killed during the

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Cross-country skiing results

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

World Championships

* 3 medals – (3 gold)

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* 1911 births 1941 deaths Finnish male cross-country skiers Finnish military personnel killed in World War II FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) People from Nilsiä Sportspeople from North Savo 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub