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Pekka Kuvaja

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Pekka Kuvaja
Personal information
Born15 June 1921
Died21 November 2003
Sport
Sportcross-country skiing

Armas Petter "Pekka" Kuvaja (15 June 1921, Heinävesi, Finland – 21 November 2003 in Tampere, Finland) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

He was born in Heinävesi and died in Tampere.

In the 50 km event at the Winter Olympics, he finished seventh in 1948 and ninth in 1952. Also, in 1954, he became the first non-Swede to finish first in the Vasaloppet.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

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Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1948 26 7
1952 30 9

References

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  1. ^ "Historiska segrare" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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