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. Huhtala also finished fourth in the 15 km event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Väinö Huhtala | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Väinö Veikko Sakari Huhtala | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1935-12-24)24 December 1935 Revonlahti, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 June 2016(2016-06-18) (aged 80) Jämsä, Finland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Revonlahden Reipas Jämsänkosken Ilves | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He also won a silver medal in the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 4 × 10 km relay.
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1960 | 24 | 13 | — | — | Gold |
1964 | 28 | 4 | 14 | — | Silver |
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1962 | 26 | — | — | — | Silver |
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