Tauno Mikko Lappalainen (10 March 1898 – 25 January 1973) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

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 late 1920s and early 1930s. He was born and died in

Liperi Liperi ( sv, Libelits) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. Liperi is a community of () with the growth rate of 83 newcomers in 11 months in 2007. The population density is . The municipality covers an area of ...

. Lappalainen won three medals at the

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with two silvers in 1926 (30 km, 50 km) and one bronze in 1930 (17 km). 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 sixth in the 50 km event. Four years later he finished seventh in the 50 km event at the

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)

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* 1898 births 1973 deaths People from Liperi People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1932 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from North Karelia {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub