Teuvo Johannes Laukkanen (16 July 1919 – 14 May 2011) was a

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cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s. He was born and died in

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. He won a silver medal at the

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in St. Moritz in the 4 × 10 km relay.

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

External links

Finland's 1948 Winter Olympic medals

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110717003707/http://www.iisalmensanomat.fi/uutiset/urheilu/teuvo-laukkaselle-pro-urheilu-tunnustus/306509 Article on Teuvo Laukkanen at age 89
Teuvo Laukkanen's profile at Sports Reference.com
1919 births 2011 deaths People from Pielavesi Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics Skiers from North Savo 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub