Eino Olkinuora
{{Short description|Finnish cross-country skier}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's cross-country skiing}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1939 Zakopane| 4 × 10 km relay}}
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Eino Olkinuora (11 November 1915 in Kaukola – 20 October 1941) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.
Olkinuora was killed in action in Gavrilovskaya during World War II on 30 October 1941.
Cross-country skiing results
=World Championships=
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 18 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km | ||||
1938 | 22 | 46 | — | — |
1939 | 23 | — | — | style="background:gold;"|Gold |
External links
- [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/s/ski_nordisch/skilanglauf/hst/3.html World Championship results] {{in lang|de}}
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Category:People from Priozersky District
Category:Sportspeople from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Category:Finnish male cross-country skiers
Category:Finnish military personnel killed in World War II
Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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