Pauli Pitkänen (4 November 1911 – 28 September 1941) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won three gold medals at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...

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

Nilsiä Nilsiä is a former small town and a municipality of Finland. It joined the city of Kuopio at the beginning of year 2013. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The town has a population of (31 December 2012) and covers an area of of whic ...

. He was killed during the

Continuation War The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet–Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration of war on 25 June 1941 and ended on 19 ...

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Championships

* 3 medals – (3 gold)

References

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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 Skiers from North Savo 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub