Veikko Hakulinen
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1952 Oslo | 50 km | |
| Gold | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 30 km | |
| Gold | 1960 Squaw Valley | 4 x 10 km | |
| Silver | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 50 km | |
| Silver | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 4 x 10 km | |
| Silver | 1960 Squaw Valley | 50 km | |
| Bronze | 1960 Squaw Valley | 15 km | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1954 Falun | 15 km | |
| Gold | 1954 Falun | 4 x 10 km | |
| Gold | 1958 Lahti | 15 km | |
| Silver | 1954 Falun | 30 km | |
| Silver | 1954 Falun | 50 km | |
| Silver | 1958 Lahti | 50 km | |
| Bronze | 1958 Lahti | 4 x 10 km | |
| Men's biathlon | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 1963 Seefeld | 3 x 7.5 km | |
Veikko Hakulinen (January 4, 1925 - October 24, 2003) was a Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and world championship competition in cross country skiing. Besides his main forte, he also competed in biathlon, orienteering, ski-orienteering, cross country running and rowing at a national level and continued in senior competition.
Sports teams Hakulinen has represented in his career include Asikkalan Raikas, Valkeakosken Haka, Jämsänkosken Ilves, Evon Metsäpojat, Tampereen Hiihtoseura, Tampereen Pyrintö and Tampereen Maila.
In the 1952 Winter Olympics, Hakulinen won the 50 km gold with the legendary and memorable time of 3:33.33. Finland also won gold in the 4 x 10 km relay, ahead of Norway, but Hakulinen was not on the team (which had Heikki Hasu, Paavo Lonkila, Urpo Korhonen, and Tapio Mäkelä). Hakulinen was however on Finland's winning relay team in the 1960 Winter Olympics, and won the 30 km gold in the 1956 Winter Olympics. His fourth Olympics were the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he competed as a biathloner.
In Finland, Hakulinen was chosen sports personality of the year in the years 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1960. He was decorated with the Pro Urheilu letter of recognition 2000.
Hakulinen also won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival twice (1953 and 1955), the 18 km (1953) and the 15 km (1957). For his efforts in cross-country skiing, Hakulinen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1955 (shared with King Haakon VII, Hallgeir Brenden, and Sverre Stenersen).
Hakulinen's military rank was sergeant. He died in a car accident on October 24, 2003.[1]
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[edit] Accomplishments
[edit] World Championships
- Falun 1954 - 2 gold (15 km, relay) and 2 silver (30 km and 50 km)
- Lahti 1958 - gold (15 km), silver (50 km) and bronze (relay)
[edit] National level competition
National championships 4 in years inclusive 1954-1963 National championships in the 4 x 10 km team relay event 5 times in within 1954-1964.
[edit] Biathlon
- World championships, Seefeld 1963 - silver (team competition), sixth (20km)
- Olympics, Innsbruck 1964 - 15th (20 km)
- World championships, Elverum 1965 - fifth (team competition), 31th (20km)
[edit] Bibliography
- Hakulinen, Veikko. Haku-Veikko, suurhiihtäjä Veikko Hakulisen muistelmat 1999 (an autobiography)
- Kolkka, Sulo. Veikko Hakulinen, latujen valtias 1960 (biography)
[edit] References
- ^ "Veikko Hakulinen Dies in Road Accident", Finnish Olympic Committee, 2003-10-28
[edit] External links
| Olympic champions in men's 30 km cross-country skiing |
| 1956: Veikko Hakulinen | 1960: Sixten Jernberg | 1964: Eero Mäntyranta | 1968: Franco Nones | 1972: Vyacheslav Vedenin | 1976: Sergey Savelyev | 1980: Nikolay Zimyatov | 1984: Nikolay Zimyatov | 1988: Alexey Prokourorov | 1992: Vegard Ulvang | 1994: Thomas Alsgaard | 1998: Mika Myllylä | 2002: Christian Hoffmann |
| Olympic champions in men's 50 km cross country |
| 1924: Thorleif Haug | 1928: Per Erik Hedlund | 1932: Veli Saarinen | 1936: Elis Wiklund | 1948: Nils Karlsson | 1952: Veikko Hakulinen | 1956: Sixten Jernberg | 1960: Kalevi Hämäläinen | 1964: Sixten Jernberg | 1968: Ole Ellefsæter | 1972: Pål Tyldum | 1976: Ivar Formo | 1980: Nikolay Zimyatov | 1984: Thomas Wassberg | 1988: Gunde Svan | 1992: Bjørn Dæhlie | 1994: Vladimir Smirnov | 1998: Bjørn Dæhlie | 2002: Mikhail Ivanov | 2006: Giorgio Di Centa |
| 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 |
| Preceded by: Martin Stokken |
Holmenkollen medal with King Haakon VII, Hallgeir Brenden, & Sverre Stenersen 1955 |
Succeeded by: Boghild Niskin, Arnfinn Bergmann, & Arne Hoel |
Categories: 1925 births | 2003 deaths | Competitors at the 1952 Winter Olympics | Competitors at the 1956 Winter Olympics | Competitors at the 1960 Winter Olympics | Competitors at the 1964 Winter Olympics | Finnish cross-country skiers | Holmenkollen medalists | Holmenkollen winners | Multiple Olympic gold medalists | Olympic gold medalists for Finland | Road accident victims
