Vilho Oskari Tilkanen (14 April 1885 – 1 August 1945) was a

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who competed in the

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. He was born and died in

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. In 1912 he was a member of the Finnish cycling team which finished fifth in the team time trial event. In the individual time trial competition he finished 21st.

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1885 births 1945 deaths People from Pöytyä Finnish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Finland Cyclists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Southwest Finland {{Finland-cycling-bio-stub