Tapio Mäkelä

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Tapio Mäkelä
Mäkela Tapio V.jpg
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1952 Oslo 18 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Falun 4 × 10 km relay

Tapio Valfrid Mäkelä (12 October 1926 – 12 May 2016)[1] was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.

He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold and the 18 km silver at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

Mäkelä also won a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Cross-country skiing results[]

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

Olympic Games[]

  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   18 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1952 25 Silver — Gold

World Championships[]

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1954 27 5 — — Gold

References[]

  1. ^ "Viestihiihdon olympiavoittaja Tapio Mäkelä kuoli 89-vuotiaana". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ "MAEKELAE Tapio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

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