Kalevi Hämäläinen
{{Short description|Finnish cross-country skier (1932–2005)}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's cross-country skiing}}
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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold | 1960 Squaw Valley | 50 km}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 1958 Lahti | 30 km}}
{{MedalBronze | 1958 Lahti | 4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalBronze | 1962 Zakopane | 50 km}}
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Kalevi Hämäläinen (13 December 1932 – 10 January 2005) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the 50 km event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. He was born in Juva.
Hämäläinen also won three medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 30 km (1958), and bronzes in the 4 × 10 km relay (1958) and the 50 km (1962).
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=23013&type=st-WC |title=HAEMAELAEINEN Kalevi |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=23 January 2020}}
=Olympic Games=
- 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;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km | |||||
1956 | 23 | — | 20 | — | — |
1960 | 27 | — | 12 | style="background:gold;"| Gold | — |
1964 | 31 | — | — | 16 | — |
=World Championships=
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)
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1958 | 25 | 10 | style="background:gold;"|Gold | 7 | bgcolor="cc9966"|Bronze |
1962 | 29 | — | — | bgcolor="cc9966"|Bronze | — |
References
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External links
- {{FIS cross-country skier|23013|Kalevi Haemaelaeinen}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com}}
- {{Olympiakomitea.fi|kalevi-hamalainen}}
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{{Footer World Champions XC 30km Men}}
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Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Category:Finnish male cross-country skiers
Category:Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Finland
Category:Skiers from South Savo
Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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