Kalle Tuppurainen
Encyclopedia
Kalle Tuppurainen was a Finnish
skier.
He was member of the Finnish Militäry patrol team
(demonstration event) at the 1928 Winter Olympics
which placed second.
At the Nordic World Ski Championships 1938 he finished 51st at the cross-country skiing
competition.
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...
skier.
He was member of the Finnish Militäry patrol team
Military patrol at the 1928 Winter Olympics
At the 1928 Winter Olympics, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928, a military patrol competition was held. Because of a snowstorm the night before the competition, the start of the event was delayed 45 minutes to the cleaning up of the track. The competition was contested over a 30 km distance...
(demonstration event) 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...
which placed second.
At the Nordic World Ski Championships 1938 he finished 51st at the cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
competition.