Martti Lappalainen
{{short description|Finnish cross-country skier and biathlete}}
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| fullname = Martti Eemil Lappalainen
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1902|04|11}}
| birth_place = Liperi, Finland
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1941|10|06|1902|04|11}}
| death_place = Mäntysova, East Karelia
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{{MedalSport | Military patrol }}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}
{{MedalSilver | 1924 Chamonix | Team}}
{{MedalSport | Men's cross-country skiing }}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 1934 Sollefteå | 4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalBronze | 1934 Sollefteå | 18 km}}
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Martti Eemil Lappalainen (11 April 1902 – 6 October 1941) was a Finnish cross-country skier and biathlete.
Biography
He was born in Liperi and was killed in action in Mäntysova, East Karelia.
Lappalainen was a part of the Military patrol for Finland that took silver in the 1924 Winter Olympics.
He won the 50 km cross-country skiing event at Holmenkollen ski festival in 1928. As a result of this victory, he became the second non-Norwegian winner of any event run up to that point, behind fellow Finn Anton Collin, who won the 50 km event in 1922.
At the 1928 Winter Olympics he finished seventh in the 18 km event and ninth in the 50 km event.
Four years later he finished fourth in the 18 km event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. He also participated in the 50 km event but did not finish.
At the 1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sollefteå he won a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 18 km.{{cite journal|year=1984|journal=Olympic Review|publisher=International Olympic Committee|issue=195–206|page=85}}
He was killed in action during World War II.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=24 July 2018 |publisher=Sports Reference}}
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=33942&type=st-WC |title=LAPPALAINEN Martti |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=29 January 2020}}
=Olympic Games=
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| 1928 | 25 | 7 | 9 |
| 1932 | 29 | 4 | Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre |
=World Championships=
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
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| 1926 | 23 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 6 | — | {{n/a}} |
| 1930 | 27 | 6 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 4 | {{n/a}} |
| 1934 | 31 | {{n/a}} | bgcolor="cc9966"|Bronze | {{n/a}} | — | style="background:gold;"|Gold |
| 1938 | 35 | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} | 39 | — |
References
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External links
- {{FIS cross-country skier|33942}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk |date=24 February 2007 |title=Holmenkollen winners since 1892}} – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
{{Footer World Champions XC Relay Men}}
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Category:People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Category:Military patrol competitors at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic biathletes for Finland
Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Finland
Category:Finnish military patrol (sport) runners
Category:Finnish male cross-country skiers
Category:Finnish military personnel killed in World War II
Category:Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics