Heikki Vihtori Hasu (born 21 March 1926) is a Finnish retired

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who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.

Career

He won a gold and a silver medal in the individual

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event, respectively, and a gold in the 4 × 10 km cross-country relay in 1952. He placed fourth in the individual 18 km race at both Olympics, losing the bronze medal by seconds and served as the Finnish flag bearer in 1952. Hasu won two medals at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with a gold in the Nordic combined and a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay. He won the Nordic combined event at the

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in 1953. Hasu became the first Finn to be awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1952 (shared with

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and

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). He is also the last Holmenkollen medalist to win in more than one nordic skiing discipline. Hasu was selected as the Finnish Sportsperson of the Year in 1948 and 1950. Hasu was a farmer, and after retiring from competitions served two terms in the

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in 1962–66 and 1967–70. A statue in his honor is erected in Anjalankoski.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Championships

*1 medal – (1 silver)

References

External links

* . Cross-country skiing * . Nordic combined
Holmenkollen medalists
– click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892
– click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{DEFAULTSORT:Hasu, Heikki 1926 births Living people People from Kouvola Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Finnish male cross-country skiers Finnish male Nordic combined skiers Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Nordic combined skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Finland Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Olympic medalists in Nordic combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso 20th-century Finnish people