Eero Johannes Kolehmainen (24 March 1918 – 7 December 2013) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in the 50 km event at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1952, placing fourth in 1956. In 1957, aged 39, he won the 50 km races at the Holmenkollen ski festival and Lahti Ski Games. The same year, he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal. Kolehmainen's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth over 50 km in 1958. He was a farmer by occupation.[1]
 Kolehmainen at the 1956 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 March 1918 Anttola, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 December 2013 (aged 95) Mikkeli, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Anttolan Urheilijat | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 18 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1952 | 33 | — | — | — | Silver | — |
| 1956 | 37 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
World Championships
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1958 | 39 | — | — | 5 | — |
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eero Kolehmainen.
- Eero Kolehmainen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Report on Eero Kolehmainen's 90th birthday (in Finnish)
- Eero Kolehmainen at IMDb