Arvo Viitanen

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World Championships			Template:) Arvo Albert Viitanen (12 April 1924 – 28 April 1999) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was born in Uurainen, Central Finland and died in Myllykoski. Viitanen also won five medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (1954), a silver in the 15 km (1954), and bronzes in the 50 km (1954, 1958) and the 4 × 10 km relay (1958). He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1956. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 silver)  Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km   relay  1956 31 9 — — Silver World Championships 5 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)  Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km   relay  1954 29 Silver — Bronze Gold 1958 33 7 4 Bronze Bronze References External links Template:FIS cross-country skier Template:Webarchive Template:In lang Template:Sports-Reference Template:Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub Template:Finland-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub