Arvo Viitanen

Arvo Albert Viitanen (April 12, 1924 – April 28, 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.

Arvo Viitanen

Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
	1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	4 × 10 km
World Championships
	1954 Falun	4 × 10 km relay
	1954 Falun	15 km
	1954 Falun	50 km
	1958 Lahti	50 km
	1958 Lahti	4 × 10 km relay

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).[1]

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

1. "VIITANEN Arvo". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

External links

• Arvo Viitanen at the International Ski Federation
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-24) (in Norwegian)
• Arvo Viitanen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)