Viljo Vellonen
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Viljo Vellonen was a Finnish
cross country skier. He won a silver medal in 4 x 10 kilometer races at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Lake Placid, New York
.
Vellonen also finished 6th in the 18 km event at those same championships.
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. He won a silver medal in 4 x 10 kilometer races at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 took place during February 1–6, 1950 in Lake Placid, New York, USA and Rumford, Maine, USA. This was Lake Placid's second time hosting the championships after having done so at the 1932 Winter Olympics. It also marked the first time after World War II the...
in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
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Vellonen also finished 6th in the 18 km event at those same championships.