Pauli Siitonen

Pauli Ensio Siitonen (born 3 February 1938) is a retired Finnish cross-country skier. He was one of the most successful long-distance cross-country skiers of the 1970s, and in 1973 became the second Finnish skier to win Vasaloppet.[1] Siitonen competed at the 1968 Olympics,[2] and won the Finlandia-hiihto in Finland and König-Ludwig-Lauf in West Germany.

Pauli Siitonen
Pauli Siitonen c. 1972
Born(1938-02-02)2 February 1938
Simpele, Finland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Siitonen is credited with popularizing the so-called Siitonen-step (or "marathon skate"), the precursor to modern skating technique in cross-country skiing.

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
196830——19—

References
  1. "Vasaloppet" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. Pauli Siitonen. sports-reference.com
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