In 1928 he finished fourth in the 18 km event. Four years later he won a gold in the 50 km and a bronze in the 18 km event, becoming the first Finnish cross-country skier to win an Olympic gold medal. Yet his biggest success came at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won six medals between 1926 and 1934, including three gold medals.[1]
Domestically Saarinen won only two titles, over 50 km in 1930–31. In 1934 he retired from competitions and later coached the German (1934–1937) and Finnish (1937–1968) national cross-country skiing teams. In 1947–1968 he also served as a chief executive of the Finnish Skiing Federation.[1]
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^"SAARINEN Veli". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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veli, saarinen, veli, selim, saarinen, september, 1902, october, 1969, finnish, cross, country, skier, competed, 1928, 1932, olympics, saarinen, 1930spersonal, informationborn16, september, 1902martinsaari, virolahti, finlanddied12, october, 1969, aged, helsin. Veli Selim Saarinen 16 September 1902 12 October 1969 was a Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics Veli SaarinenSaarinen in the 1930sPersonal informationBorn16 September 1902Martinsaari Virolahti FinlandDied12 October 1969 aged 67 Helsinki FinlandHeight173 cm 5 ft 8 in Weight65 kg 143 lb SportSportCross country skiingClubKouvolan Hiihtoseura Lahden HiihtoseuraMedal record Men s cross country skiingRepresenting FinlandOlympic Games1932 Lake Placid 50 km1932 Lake Placid 18 kmWorld Championships 1929 Zakopane 17 km1933 Innsbruck 50 km1934 Solleftea 4 10 km relay1929 Zakopane 50 km1934 Solleftea 18 km1926 Lahti 30 kmIn 1928 he finished fourth in the 18 km event Four years later he won a gold in the 50 km and a bronze in the 18 km event becoming the first Finnish cross country skier to win an Olympic gold medal Yet his biggest success came at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where he won six medals between 1926 and 1934 including three gold medals 1 Domestically Saarinen won only two titles over 50 km in 1930 31 In 1934 he retired from competitions and later coached the German 1934 1937 and Finnish 1937 1968 national cross country skiing teams In 1947 1968 he also served as a chief executive of the Finnish Skiing Federation 1 Contents 1 Cross country skiing results 1 1 Olympic Games 1 2 World Championships 2 References 3 External linksCross country skiing results editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation FIS 2 Olympic Games edit 2 medals 1 gold 1 bronze Year Age 18 km 50 km 1928 25 4 1932 29 Bronze GoldWorld Championships edit 6 medals 3 gold 2 silver 1 bronze Year Age 17 km 18 km 30 km 50 km 4 10 km relay 1926 23 Bronze 9 1929 26 Gold Silver 1930 27 5 6 1933 30 4 Gold 1934 31 Silver GoldReferences edit a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Veli Saarinen Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 SAARINEN Veli FIS Ski International Ski Federation Retrieved 29 January 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Veli Saarinen Veli Saarinen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Veli Saarinen amp oldid 1173245502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
