August Kiuru, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

August Kiuru

cross-country skier

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1922

Place of Birth: Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 23-Feb-2009

Profession: cross-country skier

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

August Kiuru (July 12, 1922, Sakkola – February 23, 2009) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
He won two silver medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1956 Winter Olympics. Kiuru also won three medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km (1954), a silver in the 4 × 10 km (1950) and a bronze in the 15 km (1954).