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Tapio Mäkelä
Finnish cross-country skier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tapio Valfrid Mäkelä (12 October 1926 – 12 May 2016)[1] was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.
Quick Facts Medal record, Men's cross-country skiing ...
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Medal record | ||
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Men's cross-country skiing | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1952 Oslo | 4 × 10 km relay |
![]() | 1952 Oslo | 18 km |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 1954 Falun | 4 × 10 km relay |
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He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold and the 18 km silver at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Mäkelä also won a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.