Arvo Viitanen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arvo Viitanen

cross-country skier

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1924

Place of Birth: Uurainen, Finland

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1999

Profession: cross-country skier

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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 x 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
He was born in Uurainen, Central Finland and died in Myllykoski. Viitanen also won five medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 x 10 km relay (1954), a silver in the 15 km (1954), and bronzes in the 50 km (1954, 1958) and the 4 x 10 km relay (1958). He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1956.