Veli Saarinen
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| Men's cross country skiing |
| Olympic Games
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| Gold | 1932 Lake Placid | 50 km
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| Bronze | 1932 Lake Placid | 18 km
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| World Championships
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| Gold | 1929 Zakopane | 17 km
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| Gold | 1933 Innsbruck | 50 km
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| Gold | 1934 Sollefteå | 4 x 10 km
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| Silver | 1929 Zakopane | 50 km
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| Silver | 1934 Sollefteå | 18 km
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| Bronze | 1926 Lahti | 30 km |
Veli Selim Saarinen (16 September 1902, Martinsaari – 12 October 1969) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1920s and 1930s.
He was born in Martinsaari and died in Helsinki.
At the 1928 Winter Olympics he finished fourth in the 18 kilometre event.
Saarinen won a pair of medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, earning a gold in the 50 km and a bronze in the 18 km event.
Saarinen's biggest success as a cross-country skier was at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won six medals. This included three golds (1929: 17 km, 1933: 50 km, 1934: 4 x 10 km), two silvers (1929: 50 km, 1934: 18 km), and 1 bronze (1926: 30 km).
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- 1933: Sweden
- 1934: Finland
- 1935: Finland
- 1937: Norway
- 1938: Finland
- 1939: Finland
- 1950: Sweden
- 1954: Finland
- 1958: Sweden
- 1962: Sweden
- 1966: Norway:
- 1970: Soviet Union:
- 1974: East Germany
- 1978: Sweden
- 1982: Norway
- and Soviet Union
- 1985: Norway
- 1987: Sweden
- 1989: Sweden
- 1991: Norway
- 1993: Norway
- 1995: Norway
- 1997: Norway
- 1999: Austria
- 2001: Norway
- 2003: Norway
- 2005: Norway:
- 2007: Norway
- 2009: Norway:
- 2011: Norway:
- 2013: Norway:
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| Persondata |
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| Name |
Saarinen, Veli |
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| Short description |
Cross-country skier |
| Date of birth |
16 September 1902 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
12 October 1969 |
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