Matti Raivio
Finnish cross-country skier
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Born | 22 February 1893 Pihlajavesi, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 25 May 1957 (aged 86) Pihlajavesi, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Pilajaveden Sk:n Urheilijat | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matti Raivio (22 February 1893 – 25 May 1957) was a Finnish Cross-country skier who won the 30 km and 50 km events at the 1926 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 1924 Winter Olympics he finished seventh in the 18 km and 50 km races. He abandoned the 50 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km |
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1924 | 30 | 7 | 7 |
1928 | 34 | — | DNF |
World Championships
- 2 medals – (2 gold)
Year | Age | 30 km | 50 km |
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1926 | 32 | Gold | Gold |
References
External links
- Matti Raivio at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation;
- Suomen Hiihtoliitto – Urheilijat A-Ö (in Finnish)
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- 1926: Matti Raivio (FIN)
- 1954: Vladimir Kuzin (URS)
- 1958: Kalevi Hämäläinen (FIN)
- 1962: Eero Mäntyranta (FIN)
- 1966: Eero Mäntyranta (FIN)
- 1970: Vyacheslav Vedenin (URS)
- 1974: Thomas Magnuson (SWE)
- 1978: Sergey Savelyev (URS)
- 1982: Thomas Eriksson (SWE)
- 1985: Gunde Svan (SWE)
- 1987: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
- 1989: Vladimir Smirnov (URS)
- 1991: Gunde Svan (SWE)
- 1993: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
- 1995: Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ)
- 1997: Alexey Prokurorov (RUS)
- 1999: Mika Myllylä (FIN)
- 2001: Andrus Veerpalu (EST)
- 2003: Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
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