Tapio Mäkelä
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  Â Finland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1952 Oslo | 4 Ă 10 km relay |
 | 1952 Oslo | 18 km |
| World Championships | ||
| 1954 Falun | 4 Ă 10 km relay |
Tapio Valfrid Mäkelä (12 October 1926 â 12 May 2016)[1] was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.
He won the 4 Ă 10Â km relay gold and the 18Â km silver at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Mäkelä also won a gold in the 4 à 10 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
[edit]- 2 medals â (1 gold, 1 silver)
|  Year |  Age |  18 km |  50 km |  4 Ă 10 km  relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 25 | Silver | â | Gold |
World Championships
[edit]- 1 medal â (1 gold)
|  Year |  Age |  15 km |  30 km |  50 km |  4 Ă 10 km  relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 27 | 5 | â | â | Gold |
References
[edit]- â "Viestihiihdon olympiavoittaja Tapio Mäkelä kuoli 89-vuotiaana". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- â "MAEKELAE Tapio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Tapio Maekelae at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Tapio Mäkelä at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
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