Pauli Siitonen
Finnish cross-country skier (1938–2024)
Pauli Siitonen | |
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![]() Siitonen c. 1972 | |
Born | (1938-02-03)3 February 1938 Simpele, Finland |
Died | 20 April 2024(2024-04-20) (aged 86) Espoo, Finland |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Pauli Ensio Siitonen (3 February 1938 – 20 April 2024) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He was one of the most successful long-distance cross-country skiers of the 1970s, and in 1973 became the second Finnish skier to win Vasaloppet.[1] Siitonen competed at the 1968 Olympics,[2] and won the Finlandia-hiihto in Finland and König-Ludwig-Lauf in West Germany.
Siitonen is credited with popularizing the so-called Siitonen-step (or "marathon skate"), the precursor to modern skating technique in cross-country skiing.
Siitonen died on 20 April 2024, at the age of 86.[3]
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1968 | 30 | — | — | 19 | — |