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Tapio Mäkelä

Tapio Mäkelä

Finnish cross-country skier

Tapio Valfrid Mäkelä (12 October 1926 – 12 May 2016)[1] was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.

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He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold and the 18 km silver at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

Mäkelä also won a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
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World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
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References

  1. [1]
    "Viestihiihdon olympiavoittaja Tapio Mäkelä kuoli 89-vuotiaana". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. [2]
    "MAEKELAE Tapio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.


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