Paavo Lonkila

Paavo Olavi Lonkila (born 11 January 1923 in Kiuruvesi ) is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.

His most significant success is winning the gold medal with the Finnish 4x10 km relay at the Winter Olympics in 1952. At these competitions, he also won a bronze medal. Two years earlier he had become at the World Championships with the second season.

Achievements

  • Olympic Winter Games in Oslo in 1952: Gold in the relay, Bronze 18yy km
  • Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 in Lake Placid: silver team
Finland 1952 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 Lake Placid, New York List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Sulo Nurmela Klaes Karppinen Gunnar Eriksson Urpo Korhonen Fyodor Terentyev Toimi Alatalo Veikko Hakulinen Janne Stefansson Odd Martinsen Yuri Skobov Vasily Pavlovich Rochev Nikolay Zimyatov Thomas Wassberg Benny Kohlberg Gunde Svan Terje Langli Kristen Skjeldal Marco Albarello Giorgio Vanzetta Sture Sivertsen Anders Aukland Frode Estil Fulvio Valbusa Giorgio Di Centa Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi Daniel Richardsson Marcus Hellner List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing Per-Erik Hedlund Nils-Joel Englund Veli Saarinen Mikko Husu Lars Bergendahl Eino Olkinuora Sture Grahn Gjermund Eggen Gerhard Grimmer Gert-Dietmar Klause Ove Aunli Alexander Zavyalov Alois Stadlober Markus Gandler Christian Hoffmann Tor Arne Hetland Lars Berger Petter Northug Martin Johnsrud Sundby
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