Paavo Lonkila, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish cross-country skier
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Place of Birth: Kiuruvesi, Eastern Finland Province, Finland
About Paavo Lonkila
- Paavo Olavi Lonkila (born Lång on 11 January 1923 – 22 September 2017) was a Finnish cross-country skier.
- He won a gold medal in the 4×10 km relay at the 1952 Olympics and finished third in the individual 18 km race, 11 seconds behind his teammate Tapio Mäkelä.
- Earlier his 4×10 km relay team placed second at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he finished fifth over 18 km.
- He won the 18 km event at the 1951 Holmenkollen ski festival.
- Lonkila was a farmer by occupation.
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