Sulo Nurmela

Sulo Nurmela
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Olympic Games
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 4 x 10 km
World Championships
1934 Sollefteå 18 km
1934 Sollefteå 4 x 10 km
1935 Vysoké Tatry 4 x 10 km

Sulo Nurmela (February 13, 1908 in Miehikkälä, Finland – August 13, 1999) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay.

Nurmela's biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where he earned 3 golds. (1934: 18 km, 4 x 10 km; 1935: 4 x 10 km).

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