Veikko Hakulinen
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| Full name | Veikko Johannes Hakulinen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1925 Kurkijoki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 October 2003 (aged 78) Valkeakoski, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing, biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Asikkalan Raikas Valkeakosken Haka Jämsänkosken Ilves Evon Metsäpojat Tampereen Hiihtoseura Tampereen Pyrintö Tampereen Maila. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Veikko Johannes Hakulinen (4 January 1925 – 24 October 2003) was a Finnish cross-country skier, triple champion in both the Olympics and World Championships. He also competed in biathlon, orienteering, ski-orienteering, cross-country running, and rowing at a national level.[1]
Biography
Hakulinen won the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics with a memorable time of 3:33.33. Finland also won the 4 × 10 km relay, but Hakulinen was not on the team. Hakulinen was part of the Finland's winning relay team in the 1960 Winter Olympics, and won the 30 km gold in the 1956 Olympics. At his fourth games in 1964 he served as the Finnish Olympic flag bearer and competed only in biathlon.[1][2]
In Finland, Hakulinen was chosen as sports personality of the year in 1952–1954 and 1960. He was decorated with the Pro Urheilu letter of recognition 2000.
Hakulinen also won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival twice (1953 and 1955), the 18 km (1953) and the 15 km (1957). For his efforts in cross-country skiing, Hakulinen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1955 (shared with King Haakon VII, Hallgeir Brenden, and Sverre Stenersen).
Hakulinen was a forester by profession and held the rank of sergeant in the Finnish Army. He died in Valkeakoski in a car accident on 24 October 2003.[1][3]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
- 7 medals – (3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 18 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1952 | 27 | — | — | — | Gold | — |
| 1956 | 31 | 4 | — | Gold | Silver | Silver |
| 1960 | 35 | Bronze | — | 6 | Silver | Gold |
World Championships
- 7 medals – (3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1954 | 29 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Gold |
| 1958 | 33 | Gold | 6 | Silver | Bronze |
Biathlon results
- World championships, Seefeld 1963 – silver (team competition), sixth (20 km)
- Olympics, Innsbruck 1964 – 15th (20 km)
- World championships, Elverum 1965 – fifth (team competition), 31st (20 km)
Bibliography
- Hakulinen, Veikko. Haku-Veikko, suurhiihtäjä Veikko Hakulisen muistelmat 1999 (an autobiography)
- Kolkka, Sulo. Veikko Hakulinen, latujen valtias 1960 (biography)
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Veikko Hakulinen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Veikko Hakulinen Dies in Road Accident Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Finnish Olympic Committee, 28 October 2003
- ^ "HAKULINEN Veikko". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
External links
Media related to Veikko Hakulinen at Wikimedia Commons
- Veikko Hakulinen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-24) – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-24) – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Veikko Hakulinen at Olympics.com
- Veikko Hakulinen at Olympic.org (archived)
- Veikko Hakulinen at Olympedia (archive)
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- 1925 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Lakhdenpokhsky District
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland
- Olympic biathletes for Finland
- Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Finnish male biathletes
- Finnish male cross-country skiers
- Holmenkollen medalists
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Olympic gold medalists for Finland
- Road incident deaths in Finland
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Finnish foresters
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland