August Kiuru

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August Kiuru
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1948 St. Moritz 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Falun 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1950 Lake Placid 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Falun 15 km

August Kiuru (12 July 1922, Sakkola – 23 February 2009[1]) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two silver medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Kiuru also won three medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (1954), a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay (1950) and a bronze in the 15 km (1954).

Cross-country skiing results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games[]

  • 2 medals – (2 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km  18 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1948 25 N/A 7 N/A — Silver
1956 33 — N/A 21 — Silver

World Championships[]

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km  18 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1950 27 N/A 4 N/A — Silver
1954 31 Bronze N/A — — Gold

References[]

  1. ^ Uusi Suomi: Mestarihiihtäjä August Kiuru kuoli Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "KIURU August". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

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