Lauri Valonen
Encyclopedia
Lauri Valonen was a Finnish
nordic combined
skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the individual event at the 1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Vysoké Tatry
.
Valonen also finished 4th in the individual event at the 1936 Winter Olympics
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
.
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...
nordic combined
Nordic combined
The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the individual event at the 1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1935 took place February 13-18, 1935 in Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia.- 18 km :February 15, 1935- 50 km :February 17, 1935-4 × 10 km relay:February 18, 1935- Individual :February 13, 1935...
in Vysoké Tatry
Vysoké Tatry (town)
Vysoké Tatry , informally Mesto Vysoké Tatry , is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of High Tatras in Slovakia including all the major resorts in that region...
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Valonen also finished 4th in the individual event at the 1936 Winter Olympics
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
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