Mikko Meriläinen
Mikko Meriläinen (born November 4, 1927[1]) is a Finnish skier.
| Mikko Meriläinen | |||||
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| Born | November 4, 1927 Sotkamo | ||||
| Died | 2015 Sotkamo | ||||
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Meriläinen was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which reached the second place.[2] His military rank at his time was Sotamies. Mikko Meriläinen, Sotkamon Jymy, was a Finnish Nordic combined athlete, who competed in the late 1940s and in the early 1950s. Mikko Meriläinen represented Finland at two Winter Olympics in 1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland (Military patrol team, the second place) and in 1952 Holmenkollen, Oslo. He was also a member of the Finnish Nordic combined team at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid, New York.
References
- Suomalaisten olympiamitalistien syntymäpäivätilasto Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Official report Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine of the 1948 Olympic Winter Games
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