Pauli Pitkänen
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1938 Lahti | 18 km | |
| Gold | 1938 Lahti | 4 x 10 km | |
| Gold | 1939 Zakopane | 4 x 10 km | |
Pauli Pitkänen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930's. He won three gold medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two in 1938 (18 km and 4 x 10 km) and one in 1939 (4 x 10 km).
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| World champions in men's 15 km cross country |
| As 18km - 1925: Otakar Nemecky | 1927: John Lindgren | 1929: Veli Saarinen | 1930: Arne Rustadstuen | 1931: Johan Grøttumsbråten | 1933: Nils-Joel Englund | 1934: Sulo Nurmela | 1935: Klaes Karppinen | 1937: Lars Bergendahl | 1938: Pauli Pitkänen | 1939: Jussi Kurikkala | 1950: Karl-Erik Åström |
| As 15km - 1954: Veikko Hakulinen | 1958: Veikko Hakulinen | 1962: Assar Rönnlund | 1966: Gjermund Eggen | 1970: Lars-Göran Åslund | 1974: Magne Myrmo | 1978: Józef Łuszczek | 1982: Oddvar Brå | 1985: Kari Härkönen | 1987: Marco Albarello | 1989 freestyle: Gunde Svan | 1989 classical: Harri Kirvesniemi | 1991: Bjørn Dæhlie | 2001: Per Elofsson | 2003: Axel Teichmann | 2005: Pietro Piller Cottrer |
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