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Eero Mäntyranta
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Eero Antero Mäntyranta (20 November 1937 – 29 December 2013[1]) was one of the most successful Finnish cross-country skiers. He competed in four Winter Olympics (1960–1972) winning seven medals at three of them. His performance at the 1964 Winter Olympics earned him the nickname "Mister Seefeld", referring to the venue where the cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions took place.[2] The Finnish Ministry of Education endowed him with the Pro Urheilu letter of recognition in 2000. There is also a museum centered on Mäntyranta in his birthplace of Pello.
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Full name | Eero Antero Mäntyranta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1937-11-20)20 November 1937 Turtola, Lapland, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 December 2013(2013-12-29) (aged 76) Oulu, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Pellon Ponsi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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