Veikko Hakulinen

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Medal record
Men's cross country skiing
Olympic Games
Gold 1952 Oslo 50 km
Gold 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 30 km
Gold 1960 Squaw Valley 4 x 10 km
Silver 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 50 km
Silver 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 4 x 10 km
Silver 1960 Squaw Valley 50 km
Bronze 1960 Squaw Valley 15 km
World Championships
Gold 1954 Falun 15 km
Gold 1954 Falun 4 x 10 km
Gold 1958 Lahti 15 km
Silver 1954 Falun 30 km
Silver 1954 Falun 50 km
Silver 1958 Lahti 50 km
Bronze 1958 Lahti 4 x 10 km
Men's biathlon
World Championships
Silver 1963 Seefeld 3 x 7.5 km

Veikko Johannes Hakulinen (January 4, 1925 – October 24, 2003) was a Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and world championship competition in cross country skiing. Besides his main forte, he also competed in biathlon, orienteering, ski-orienteering, cross country running and rowing at a national level and continued in senior competition.

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[edit] Biography

Hakulinen was born in Kurkijoki, Viipuri Province and died in Valkeakoski after a traffic accident.

Sports teams Hakulinen has represented in his career include Asikkalan Raikas, Valkeakosken Haka, Jämsänkosken Ilves, Evon Metsäpojat, Tampereen Hiihtoseura, Tampereen Pyrintö and Tampereen Maila.

In the 1952 Winter Olympics, Hakulinen won the 50 km gold with the legendary and memorable time of 3:33.33. Finland also won gold in the 4 x 10 km relay, ahead of Norway, but Hakulinen was not on the team (which had Heikki Hasu, Paavo Lonkila, Urpo Korhonen, and Tapio Mäkelä). Hakulinen was however on Finland's winning relay team in the 1960 Winter Olympics, and won the 30 km gold in the 1956 Winter Olympics. His fourth Olympics were the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he competed as a biathloner.

In Finland, Hakulinen was chosen sports personality of the year in the years 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1960. He was decorated with the Pro Urheilu letter of recognition 2000.

Hakulinen also won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival twice (1953 and 1955), the 18 km (1953) and the 15 km (1957). For his efforts in cross-country skiing, Hakulinen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1955 (shared with King Haakon VII, Hallgeir Brenden, and Sverre Stenersen).

Hakulinen's military rank was sergeant. He died in a car accident on October 24, 2003.[1]

[edit] Accomplishments

[edit] World Championships

  • Falun 1954 - 2 gold (15 km, relay) and 2 silver (30 km and 50 km)
  • Lahti 1958 - gold (15 km), silver (50 km) and bronze (relay)

[edit] National level competition

National championships 4 in years inclusive 1954-1963 National championships in the 4 x 10 km team relay event 5 times in within 1954-1964.

[edit] Biathlon

  • World championships, Seefeld 1963 - silver (team competition), sixth (20 km)
  • Olympics, Innsbruck 1964 - 15th (20 km)
  • World championships, Elverum 1965 - fifth (team competition), 31st (20 km)

[edit] Bibliography

  • Hakulinen, Veikko. Haku-Veikko, suurhiihtäjä Veikko Hakulisen muistelmat 1999 (an autobiography)
  • Kolkka, Sulo. Veikko Hakulinen, latujen valtias 1960 (biography)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Veikko Hakulinen Dies in Road Accident", Finnish Olympic Committee, 2003-10-28

[edit] External links

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Olympic champions in men's 30 km cross-country skiing
1956: Veikko Hakulinen * 1960 Sixten Jernberg * 1964: Eero Mäntyranta * 1968: Franco Nones * 1972: Vyacheslav Vedenin * 1976: Sergey Savelyev * 1980: Nikolay Zimyatov * 1984: Nikolay Zimyatov * 1988: Alexey Prokurorov * 1992: Vegard Ulvang * 1994: Thomas Alsgaard * 1998: Mika Myllylä * 2002: Christian Hoffmann
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Olympic champions in men's 50 km cross country
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Olympic champions in men's 4 x 10 km cross country relay
1936 Finland - Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Matti Lähde, & Kalle Jalkanen * 1948 Sweden - Nils Östensson, Nils Täpp, Gunnar Eriksson, & Martin Lundström * 1952 Finland - Heikki Hasu, Paavo Lonkila, Urpo Korhonen, & Tapio Mäkelä * 1956 Soviet Union - Fyodor Terentyev, Pavel Kolchin, Nikolay Anikin, & Vladimir Kuzin * 1960 Finland - Toimi Alatalo, Eero Mäntyranta, Väinö Huhtala, & Veikko Hakulinen * 1964 Sweden - Karl-Åke Asph, Sixten Jernberg, Janne Stefansson, & Assar Rönnlund * 1968 Norway - Odd Martinsen, Pål Tyldum, Harald Grønningen, & Ole Ellefsæter * 1972 Soviet Union - Vladimir Voronkov, Yuri Skobov, Fyodor Simashev, & Vyacheslav Vedenin * 1976 Finland - Matti Pitkänen, Juha Mieto, Pertti Teurajärvi, & Arto Koivisto * 1980 Soviet Union - Vasily Rochev, Nikolay Bazhukov, Yevgeny Belyayev, & Nikolay Zimyatov * 1984 Sweden - Thomas Wassberg, Benny Tord Kohlberg, Jan Ottosson, & Gunde Svan * 1988 Sweden - Jan Ottosson, Thomas Wassberg, Gunde Svan & Torgny Mogren * 1992 Norway - Terje Langli, Vegard Ulvang, Kristen Skjeldal & Bjørn Dæhlie * 1994 Italy - Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, Giorgio Vanzetta & Silvio Fauner * 1998 Norway - Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, & Thomas Alsgaard * 2002 Norway - Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Kristen Skjeldal, & Thomas Alsgaard * 2006 Italy - Fulvio Valbusa, Giorgio di Centa, Pietro Piller Cottrer, & Cristian Zorzi
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World champions in men's 18 km/ 15 km cross country
As 18 km
As 15 km
1954: Veikko Hakulinen * 1958: Veikko Hakulinen * 1962: Assar Rönnlund * 1966: Gjermund Eggen * 1970: Lars-Göran Åslund * 1974: Magne Myrmo * 1978: Józef Łuszczek * 1982: Oddvar Brå * 1985: Kari Härkönen * 1987: Marco Albarello * 1989 freestyle: Gunde Svan * 1989 classical: Harri Kirvesniemi * 1991: Bjørn Dæhlie * 2001: Per Elofsson * 2003: Axel Teichmann * 2005: Pietro Piller Cottrer * 2007: Lars Berger
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World champions in men's 4 x 10 km cross country relay
1933 Sweden - Per Erik Hedlund, Sven Utterström, Nils-Joel Englund, & Hjalmar Bergström * 1934 Finland - Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Martti Lappalainen, & Veli Saarinen * 1935 Finland - Mikko Husu, Klaes Karppinen, Väinö Liikkanen, & Sulo Nurmela * 1937 Norway - Annar Ryen, Oskar Fredriksen, Sigurd Røen, & Lars Bergendahl * 1938 Finland - Juho 'Jussi' Kurikkala, Martti Lauronen, Pauli Pitkänen, & Klaes Karppinen * 1939 Finland - Pauli Pitkänen, Olavi Alakulppi, Eino Olkinuora, & Klaes Karppinen * 1950 Sweden - Nils Täpp, Karl-Erik Åström, Martin Lundström, & Enar Josefsson * 1954 Finland - August Kiuru, Tapio Mäkelä, Arvo Viitanen, & Veikko Hakulinen * 1958 Sweden - Sixten Jernberg, Lennart Larsson, Sture Grahn, & Per-Erik Larsson * 1962 Sweden - Lars Olsson, Sture Grahn, Sixten Jernberg, & Assar Rönnlund * 1966 Norway - Odd Martinsen, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter, & Gjermund Eggen * 1970 Soviet Union - Vladimir Voronkov, Valery Tarakanov, Fyodor Simashev & Vyacheslav Vedenin * 1974 East Germany - Gerd Hessler, Dieter Meinel, Gerhard Grimmer & Gert-Dietmar Klause * 1978 Sweden - Sven-Åke Lundbäck, Christer Johansson, Tommy Limby & Thomas Magnusson * 1982 Norway - Lars-Erik Eriksen, Ove Aunli, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, & Oddvar Brå and 1982 Soviet Union - Vladimir Nikitin, Alexander Batyuk, Yuriy Burlakov, & Alexander Zavyalov * 1985 Norway - Arild Monsen, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Tor Håkon Holte, & Ove Aunli * 1987 Sweden - Erik Östlund, Gunde Svan, Thomas Wassberg, & Torgny Mogren * 1989 Sweden - Christer Majbäck, Gunde Svan, Lars Håland, & Torgny Mogren * 1991 Norway - Øyvind Skaanes, Terje Langli, Vegard Ulvang, & Bjørn Dæhlie * 1993 Norway - Sture Sivertsen, Vegard Ulvang, Terje Langli, & Bjørn Dæhlie * 1995 Norway - Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, & Thomas Alsgaard * 1997 Norway - Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, & Thomas Alsgaard * 1999 Austria - Markus Gandler, Alois Stadlober, Mikhail Botvinov, & Christian Hoffmann * 2001 Norway - Frode Estil, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Thomas Alsgaard, & Tor Arne Hetland * 2003 Norway - Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Tore Ruud Hofstad, & Thomas Alsgaard * 2005 Norway - Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Frode Estil, Lars Berger, & Tore Ruud Hofstad * 2007 Norway - Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Lars Berger, & Petter Northug
Awards
Preceded by
Flag of Norway Martin Stokken		 Holmenkollen medal
with King Haakon VII, Hallgeir Brenden
and Sverre Stenersen
1955		 Succeeded by
Flag of Norway Borghild Niskin
Flag of Norway Arnfinn Bergmann
Flag of Norway Arne Hoel
Preceded by
Flag of Finland Juhani Järvinen		 Finnish Sportsman of the Year
1960		 Succeeded by
Flag of Finland Kalevi Huuskonen
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