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Urpo Korhonen

Urpo Korhonen
Paavo-Lonkila-1952.jpg
Korhonen (right) at the 1952 Olympics.
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay

Urpo Pentti Korhonen (8 February 1923, Rautalampi – 10 August 2009) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.

He was born in Rautalampi.

He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo in the 4 × 10 km relay.

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1952 29 14 Gold

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