Klaes Karppinen

Klaes Karppinen ( born October 9, 1907 in Kirkkosalmi; † January 24, 1992 in Iisalmi ) was a Finnish cross country skier who was active in the 1930s.

Karppinen won at Olympic Games and World Championships a total of eleven medals, including six with the Finnish relay. His greatest achievement was winning the 1936 Olympic relay gold medal. His only World Championship title he won in 1935 as a single runner on the 18- km route.

Achievements

Olympic Winter Games

Nordic World Ski Championships

Finland Winter Olympic Games FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938 Lahti FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1939 Zakopane List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing Thorleif Haug John Lindgren Veli Saarinen Arne Rustadstuen Nils-Joel Englund Sulo Nurmela Lars Bergendahl Hallgeir Brenden List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing 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 Per-Erik Hedlund Mikko Husu 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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