Tapio Mäkelä
Cross-country skiing, Olympic athlete
1926 –
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Who is Tapio Mäkelä?
Tapio Valfrid Mäkelä is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.
He was born in Nastola.
He won the 4 x 10 km gold and the 18 km silver at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Mäkelä also won a gold in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
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- Born
- Oct 12, 1926
Nastola - Also known as
- Tapio Makela
- Nationality
- Finland
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on July 23, 2013
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