Väinö Liikkanen
Finnish cross-country skier
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Born | 1 November 1903 Pihlaja, Virolahti, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 October 1957 (aged 53) Kuusankoski, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63–70 kg (139–154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Virolahden Sampo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Väinö Liikkanen (1 November 1903 – 15 October 1957) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 50 km and finished ninth in the 18 km event. He also won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1935 and a bronze in the 18 km in 1933; in 1933 he also placed fourth over 50 km, despite winning the 50 km race at the national championships. He was a forester by profession.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km |
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1932 | 28 | — | Silver |
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
Year | Age | 17 km | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1929 | 25 | — | — | 4 | — |
1930 | 26 | — | — | 9 | — |
1933 | 29 | — | Bronze | 4 | — |
1935 | 31 | — | — | — | Gold |
References
External links
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- 1933:
Per-Erik Hedlund, Sven Utterström, Nils-Joel Englund, Hjalmar Bergström
- 1934:
Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Martti Lappalainen, Veli Saarinen
- 1935:
Mikko Husu, Klaes Karppinen, Väinö Liikkanen, Sulo Nurmela
- 1937:
Annar Ryen, Oskar Fredriksen, Sigurd Røen, Lars Bergendahl
- 1938:
Jussi Kurikkala, Martti Lauronen, Pauli Pitkänen, Klaes Karppinen
- 1939:
Pauli Pitkänen, Olavi Alakulppi, Eino Olkinuora, Klaes Karppinen
- 1950:
Nils Täpp, Karl-Erik Åström, Martin Lundström, Enar Josefsson
- 1954:
August Kiuru, Tapio Mäkelä, Arvo Viitanen, Veikko Hakulinen
- 1958:
Sixten Jernberg, Lennart Larsson, Sture Grahn, Per-Erik Larsson
- 1962:
Lars Olsson, Sture Grahn, Sixten Jernberg, Assar Rönnlund
- 1966:
Odd Martinsen, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter, Gjermund Eggen
- 1970:
Vladimir Voronkov, Valery Tarakanov, Fyodor Simashev, Vyacheslav Vedenin
- 1974:
Gerd Heßler, Dieter Meinel, Gerhard Grimmer, Gert-Dietmar Klause
- 1978:
Sven-Åke Lundbäck, Christer Johansson, Tommy Limby, Thomas Magnuson
- 1982:
Lars Erik Eriksen, Ove Aunli, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Oddvar Brå
0 andVladimir Nikitin, Oleksandr Batyuk, Yuriy Burlakov, Alexander Zavyalov
- 1985:
Arild Monsen, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Tor Håkon Holte, Ove Aunli
- 1987:
Erik Östlund, Gunde Svan, Thomas Wassberg, Torgny Mogren
- 1989:
Christer Majbäck, Gunde Svan, Lars Håland, Torgny Mogren
- 1991:
Øyvind Skaanes, Terje Langli, Vegard Ulvang, Bjørn Dæhlie
- 1993:
Sture Sivertsen, Vegard Ulvang, Terje Langli, Bjørn Dæhlie
- 1995:
Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard
- 1997:
Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard
- 1999:
Markus Gandler, Alois Stadlober, Mikhail Botvinov, Christian Hoffmann
- 2001:
Frode Estil, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Thomas Alsgaard, Tor Arne Hetland
- 2003:
Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Thomas Alsgaard
- 2005:
Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Frode Estil, Lars Berger, Tore Ruud Hofstad
- 2007:
Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Lars Berger, Petter Northug
- 2009:
Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Petter Northug
- 2011:
Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Eldar Rønning, Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Petter Northug
- 2013:
Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Eldar Rønning, Sjur Røthe, Petter Northug
- 2015:
Niklas Dyrhaug, Didrik Tønseth, Anders Gløersen, Petter Northug
- 2017:
Didrik Tønseth, Niklas Dyrhaug, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Finn Hågen Krogh
- 2019:
Emil Iversen, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Sjur Røthe, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
- 2021:
Pål Golberg, Emil Iversen, Hans Christer Holund, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
- 2023:
Hans Christer Holund, Pål Golberg, Simen Hegstad Krüger, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
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