Paavo Jaakko Matias Korhonen (5 June 1928 – 29 September 2019)[1] was a FinnishNordic skier who won the individual titles at the 1957 Holmenkollen ski festival and 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and placed fourth, fourth and ninth, respectively. At the 1952 games he also finished 14th in the 18 km cross-country skiing race, and in 1960 served as the Finnish Olympic flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[2][3] Korhonen lived in his home town of Joutseno, where a statue is erected in his honor.
paavo, korhonen, paavo, jaakko, matias, korhonen, june, 1928, september, 2019, finnish, nordic, skier, individual, titles, 1957, holmenkollen, festival, 1958, nordic, world, championships, competed, 1952, 1956, 1960, olympics, placed, fourth, fourth, ninth, re. Paavo Jaakko Matias Korhonen 5 June 1928 29 September 2019 1 was a Finnish Nordic skier who won the individual titles at the 1957 Holmenkollen ski festival and 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships He competed at the 1952 1956 and 1960 Olympics and placed fourth fourth and ninth respectively At the 1952 games he also finished 14th in the 18 km cross country skiing race and in 1960 served as the Finnish Olympic flag bearer at the opening ceremony 2 3 Korhonen lived in his home town of Joutseno where a statue is erected in his honor Paavo KorhonenPaavo Korhonen in Lahti 1958 Nordic Ski World ChampionshipsPersonal informationBorn 1928 06 05 5 June 1928Joutseno FinlandDied29 September 2019 2019 09 29 aged 91 Height171 cm 5 ft 7 in Weight78 kg 172 lb SportSportNordic combinedClubJoutsenon KullervoMedal record Men s Nordic combinedRepresenting FinlandWorld Championships1958 Lahti Individual Contents 1 Cross country skiing results 1 1 Olympic Games 2 References 3 External linksCross country skiing results EditOlympic Games Edit Year Age 18 km 50 km 4 10 km relay 1952 23 14 References Edit Yhdistetyn maailmanmestari Paavo Korhonen kuoli 91 vuotiaana in Finnish Ilta Sanomat 30 September 2019 Retrieved 30 September 2019 Paavo Korhonen sports reference com Finland sports reference comExternal links EditPaavo Korhonen at FIS Nordic combined Paavo Korhonen at Olympics com Paavo Korhonen at Olympedia Holmenkollen winners since 1892 click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file in Norwegian This biographical article relating to Finnish ski jumping is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paavo Korhonen amp oldid 1110816180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
