Paavo Lonkila
Finnish cross-country skier (1923-2017)
Paavo Olavi Lonkila (Paavo Lång; 11 January 1923 – 23 September 2017) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He was born in Kiuruvesi, Finland.
Lonkila won a gold medal in the 4×10 km relay at the 1952 Olympics and finished third in the individual 18 km race, 11 seconds behind his teammate Tapio Mäkelä. Earlier his 4×10 km relay team placed second at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he finished fifth over 18 km. He won the 18 km event at the 1951 Holmenkollen ski festival. Lonkila was a farmer by occupation.[1]
Lonkila died on 23 September 2017 in Kiuruvesi, Finland at the age of 94.[2]
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- ↑ Paavo Lonkila Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "OS-guldmedaljören Paavo Lonkila död". svenska.yle.fi.
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- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 Archived 2007-02-24 at the Wayback Machine – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Paavo Lonkila, a Famous Kiuruvesi sportsman Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
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