Adiel Paananen
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Adiel Arthur Paananen (January 3, 1897 – July 25, 1968) was a Finnish
cross country skier in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
He was born and died in Saarijärvi
.
At the 1928 Winter Olympics
he competed in the 50 kilometre event
but did not finish.
Paananen won a bronze medal at the 1930 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in the 50 km.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
cross country skier in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
He was born and died in Saarijärvi
Saarijärvi
Saarijärvi is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
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At the 1928 Winter Olympics
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
he competed in the 50 kilometre event
Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 km
The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event...
but did not finish.
Paananen won a bronze medal at the 1930 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1930 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1930 took place between February 27 and March 1, 1930 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen.- 17 km :February 28, 1930- 50 km :March 1, 1930- Individual :February 27, 1930- Individual large hill :...
in the 50 km.