Name Paavo Lonkila | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Olympic medals Cross-Country Skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics - Men's 18 km | ||
Paavo Olavi Lonkila, nee Lang (born 11 January 1923), was a Finnish farmer and cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.
He was born in Kiuruvesi. He won the 4 x 10 km gold and the 18 km bronze at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Lonkila also won a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He also won the 18 km event at the 1951 Holmenkollen ski festival.
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