Eero Kolehmainen
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1952 Oslo | 50 km | |
Eero Johannes Kolehmainen (born March 24, 1918) is a former Finnish cross country skier.
He won a silver in the 50 km at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. In 1957, Kolehmainen won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival. That same year, he earned the Holmenkollen medal.
Kolehmainen's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 5th in the 50 km in 1958.
[edit] External links
- FIS-Ski: Eero Kolehmainen - statistics
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Report on Eero Kolehmainen's 90th birthday (Finnish)
| Preceded by Borghild Niskin, Arnfinn Bergmann, & Arne Hoel |
Holmenkollen medal 1957 |
Succeeded by Inger Bjørnbakken & Håkon Brusveen |
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