Väinö Huhtala

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Väinö Huhtala
Personal information
Full nameVäinö Veikko Sakari Huhtala
Born(1935-12-24)24 December 1935
Revonlahti, Finland
Died18 June 2016(2016-06-18) (aged 80)
Jämsä, Finland[1]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportSkiing
ClubRevonlahden Reipas
Jämsänkosken Ilves
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1960 Squaw Valley4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place1964 Innsbruck4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1962 Zakopane4 × 10 km relay

Väinö Veikko Sakari Huhtala (24 December 1935 – 18 June 2016) was a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed in the early 1960s. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1960 and a silver in 1964.[2] Huhtala also finished fourth in the 15 km event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

He also won a silver medal in the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 4 × 10 km relay.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
19602413——Gold
196428414—Silver

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
196226———Silver

References

  1. ↑ "Hiihdon olympiavoittaja Väinö Huhtala kuollut" (in Finnish). Yle. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Väinö Huhtala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "HUHTALA VÄinÖ". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.