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]
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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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Biography
editHakulinen 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
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- Hakulinen, Veikko. Haku-Veikko, suurhiihtäjä Veikko Hakulisen muistelmat 1999 (an autobiography)
- Kolkka, Sulo. Veikko Hakulinen, latujen valtias 1960 (biography)
References
edit- ^ 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
editMedia 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
- Veikko Hakulinen at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)