Name Vaino Huhtala | Role Olympic athlete | |
Olympic medals Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics - Men\'s 4 x 10 km relay Similar People Veikko Hakulinen, Eero Mantyranta, Harald Gronningen, Hakon Brusveen, Nikolay Anikin | ||
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 4x10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1960 and a silver in 1964. Huhtala also finished 4th in the 15 km event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
He also won a silver medal in the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 4x10 km relay.
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