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{{Short description|Finnish Nordic skier (1926–2025)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
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| caption        = Hasu circa 1950
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| birth_date     = {{birth date|1926|3|21|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Kouvola|Sippola]], Finland
| death_date     = {{death date and age|2025|4|5|1926|3|21|df=y}}
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| height         = 176 cm
| weight         = 68 kg
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| sport          = [[Nordic skiing]]
| club           = Myllykosken Kilpa-Veikot
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{{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold  | [[1952 Winter Olympics|1952 Oslo]] | [[Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 km relay|4 × 10 km relay]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1950 Lake Placid]] | 4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Nordic combined]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold  | [[Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948 St. Moritz]] | [[Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Individual]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[Nordic combined at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952 Oslo]] | [[Nordic combined at the 1952 Winter Olympics|Individual]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1950 Lake Placid]] | Individual}}
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'''Heikki Vihtori Hasu''' (21 March 1926 – 5 April 2025) was a Finnish [[Nordic skier]] who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.

==Career==
Hasu won a gold and a silver medal in the individual [[Nordic combined]] event, respectively, and a gold in the 4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km cross-country relay in 1952. He placed fourth in the individual 18&nbsp;km race at both Olympics, losing the bronze medal by seconds and served as the [[List of flag bearers for Finland at the Olympics|Finnish flag bearer]] in 1952.<ref name=sr/><ref name=sr2/>

Hasu won two medals at the [[1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]], with a gold in the Nordic combined and a silver in the 4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km relay. He won the Nordic combined event at the [[Holmenkollen ski festival]] in 1953. Hasu became the first Finn to be awarded the [[Holmenkollen medal]] in 1952 (shared with [[Stein Eriksen]], [[Torbjørn Falkanger]] and [[Nils Karlsson]]). He was also the last Holmenkollen medalist to win in more than one [[Nordic skiing]] discipline. Hasu was selected as the Finnish Sportsperson of the Year in 1948 and 1950.<ref name=sr/>

Hasu was a farmer, and after retiring from competitions served two terms in the [[Parliament of Finland]] in 1962–66 and 1967–70. A statue in his honor stands in [[Anjalankoski]].<ref name=sr/>

==Death==
Hasu died on 5 April 2025, at the age of 99.<ref> {{cite web |title=Kaksinkertainen olympiavoittaja Heikki Hasu on kuollut 99-vuotiaana |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20154106 |website=Yle |access-date=5 April 2025 |date=5 April 2025}}</ref>

==Cross-country skiing results==
All results are sourced from the [[International Ski Federation|International Ski Federation (FIS)]].<ref name="FISprofile">{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=23672&type=st-WC |title=HASU Heikki |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>

===Olympic Games===
* 1 medal – (1 gold)
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;18&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;50&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp;
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| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] || ''21'' || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 18 kilometre|4]]  || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre|—]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|—]] 
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] || ''25'' || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 18 kilometre|4]]  ||  [[Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre|—]] ||style="background:gold;"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|'''Gold''']] 
|-
|}

===World Championships===
*1 medal – (1 silver)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;18&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;50&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp;
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950|1950]] || ''23'' ||— ||— ||style="background:silver;"|'''Silver'''
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/heikki-hasu-1.html |title=Heikki Hasu |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122064639/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/heikki-hasu-1.html |archivedate=22 January 2011}}</ref>
<ref name=sr2>{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/ |title=Finland |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817010635/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/ |archivedate=17 August 2010}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Heikki Hasu}}
* {{FIS cross-country skier|23672}}. Cross-country skiing
* {{FIS Nordic combined skier|23671}}. Nordic combined
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com profile}}
* {{Olympiakomitea.fi|heikki-hasu}}

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