Urpo Korhonen
Men's cross-country skiing Olympic Games Urpo Pentti Korhonen (8 February 1923, Rautalampi – 10 August 2009) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Rautalampi. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo in the 4 × 10 km relay.
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Urpo Korhonen
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- Born
- 1923 · Rautalampi.
- Died
- 2009 · Lahti.
- Nationality
- Finland
- Occupation
- writer · cross-country skier
- Languages
- Finnish
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Men's cross-country skiing Olympic Games Urpo Pentti Korhonen (8 February 1923, Rautalampi – 10 August 2009) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Rautalampi. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo in the 4 × 10 km relay.
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• Year — Age — 18 km — 50 km — 4 × 10 km relay • 1952 — 29 — 14 — — — Gold
Photograph of the Finnish skiers Paavo Lonkila (left) and Urpo Korhonen of the Finnish team at the 4×10 km relay, 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, won by the Finnish team.
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1923
Urpo Korhonen was born on 8 February 1923.
2009
Urpo Korhonen died on 10 August 2009.
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