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Finnish cross-country skier

Tapio Mäkelä
Medal record

Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Finland
Olympic Games
	1952 Oslo	4 × 10 km relay
	1952 Oslo	18 km
World Championships
	1954 Falun	4 × 10 km relay

Tapio Valfrid Mäkelä (12 October 1926 – 12 May 2016) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.

He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold and the 18 km silver at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

Mäkelä also won a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

Year	Age	18 km	50 km	4 × 10 km relay
1952	25	Silver	—	Gold

World Championships

1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km relay
1954	27	5	—	—	Gold

References

"Viestihiihdon olympiavoittaja Tapio Mäkelä kuoli 89-vuotiaana". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
"MAEKELAE Tapio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

External links

Tapio Maekelae at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Tapio Mäkelä at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

v t e Olympic champions in men's 4 × 10 km cross-country relay
1936: Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Matti Lähde, Kalle Jalkanen (FIN) 1948: Nils Östensson, Nils Täpp, Gunnar Eriksson, Martin Lundström (SWE) 1952: Heikki Hasu, Paavo Lonkila, Urpo Korhonen, Tapio Mäkelä (FIN) 1956: Fyodor Terentyev, Pavel Kolchin, Nikolay Anikin, Vladimir Kuzin (URS) 1960: Toimi Alatalo, Eero Mäntyranta, Väinö Huhtala, Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) 1964: Karl-Åke Asph, Sixten Jernberg, Janne Stefansson, Assar Rönnlund (SWE) 1968: Odd Martinsen, Pål Tyldum, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter (NOR) 1972: Vladimir Voronkov, Yuri Skobov, Fyodor Simashev, Vyacheslav Vedenin (URS) 1976: Matti Pitkänen, Juha Mieto, Pertti Teurajärvi, Arto Koivisto (FIN) 1980: Vasily Rochev, Nikolay Bazhukov, Yevgeny Belyayev, Nikolay Zimyatov (URS) 1984: Thomas Wassberg, Benny Kohlberg, Jan Ottosson, Gunde Svan (SWE) 1988: Jan Ottosson, Thomas Wassberg, Gunde Svan, Torgny Mogren (SWE) 1992: Terje Langli, Vegard Ulvang, Kristen Skjeldal, Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1994: Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, Giorgio Vanzetta, Silvio Fauner (ITA) 1998: Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) 2002: Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Kristen Skjeldal, Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) 2006: Fulvio Valbusa, Giorgio Di Centa, Pietro Piller Cottrer, Cristian Zorzi (ITA) 2010: Daniel Rickardsson, Johan Olsson, Anders Södergren, Marcus Hellner (SWE) 2014: Lars Nelson, Daniel Rickardsson, Johan Olsson, Marcus Hellner (SWE) 2018: Didrik Tønseth, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Simen Hegstad Krüger, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) 2022: Aleksey Chervotkin, Alexander Bolshunov, Denis Spitsov, Sergey Ustiugov (ROC)

Olympic champions in men's 4 × 10 km cross-country relay

1936: Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Matti Lähde, Kalle Jalkanen (FIN)
1948: Nils Östensson, Nils Täpp, Gunnar Eriksson, Martin Lundström (SWE)
1952: Heikki Hasu, Paavo Lonkila, Urpo Korhonen, Tapio Mäkelä (FIN)
1956: Fyodor Terentyev, Pavel Kolchin, Nikolay Anikin, Vladimir Kuzin (URS)
1960: Toimi Alatalo, Eero Mäntyranta, Väinö Huhtala, Veikko Hakulinen (FIN)
1964: Karl-Åke Asph, Sixten Jernberg, Janne Stefansson, Assar Rönnlund (SWE)
1968: Odd Martinsen, Pål Tyldum, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter (NOR)
1972: Vladimir Voronkov, Yuri Skobov, Fyodor Simashev, Vyacheslav Vedenin (URS)
1976: Matti Pitkänen, Juha Mieto, Pertti Teurajärvi, Arto Koivisto (FIN)
1980: Vasily Rochev, Nikolay Bazhukov, Yevgeny Belyayev, Nikolay Zimyatov (URS)
1984: Thomas Wassberg, Benny Kohlberg, Jan Ottosson, Gunde Svan (SWE)
1988: Jan Ottosson, Thomas Wassberg, Gunde Svan, Torgny Mogren (SWE)
1992: Terje Langli, Vegard Ulvang, Kristen Skjeldal, Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
1994: Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, Giorgio Vanzetta, Silvio Fauner (ITA)
1998: Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
2002: Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Kristen Skjeldal, Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
2006: Fulvio Valbusa, Giorgio Di Centa, Pietro Piller Cottrer, Cristian Zorzi (ITA)
2010: Daniel Rickardsson, Johan Olsson, Anders Södergren, Marcus Hellner (SWE)
2014: Lars Nelson, Daniel Rickardsson, Johan Olsson, Marcus Hellner (SWE)
2018: Didrik Tønseth, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Simen Hegstad Krüger, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR)
2022: Aleksey Chervotkin, Alexander Bolshunov, Denis Spitsov, Sergey Ustiugov (ROC)

v t e World champions in men's 4 × 10 km cross-country relay
1933: Per-Erik Hedlund, Sven Utterström, Nils-Joel Englund, Hjalmar Bergström 1934: Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Martti Lappalainen, Veli Saarinen 1935: Mikko Husu, Klaes Karppinen, Väinö Liikkanen, Sulo Nurmela 1937: Annar Ryen, Oskar Fredriksen, Sigurd Røen, Lars Bergendahl 1938: Jussi Kurikkala, Martti Lauronen, Pauli Pitkänen, Klaes Karppinen 1939: Pauli Pitkänen, Olavi Alakulppi, Eino Olkinuora, Klaes Karppinen 1950: Nils Täpp, Karl-Erik Åström, Martin Lundström, Enar Josefsson 1954: August Kiuru, Tapio Mäkelä, Arvo Viitanen, Veikko Hakulinen 1958: Sixten Jernberg, Lennart Larsson, Sture Grahn, Per-Erik Larsson 1962: Lars Olsson, Sture Grahn, Sixten Jernberg, Assar Rönnlund 1966: Odd Martinsen, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter, Gjermund Eggen 1970: Vladimir Voronkov, Valery Tarakanov, Fyodor Simashev, Vyacheslav Vedenin 1974: Gerd Heßler, Dieter Meinel, Gerhard Grimmer, Gert-Dietmar Klause 1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck, Christer Johansson, Tommy Limby, Thomas Magnuson 1982: Lars Erik Eriksen, Ove Aunli, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Oddvar Brå 0 and Vladimir Nikitin, Oleksandr Batyuk, Yuriy Burlakov, Alexander Zavyalov 1985: Arild Monsen, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Tor Håkon Holte, Ove Aunli 1987: Erik Östlund, Gunde Svan, Thomas Wassberg, Torgny Mogren 1989: Christer Majbäck, Gunde Svan, Lars Håland, Torgny Mogren 1991: Øyvind Skaanes, Terje Langli, Vegard Ulvang, Bjørn Dæhlie 1993: Sture Sivertsen, Vegard Ulvang, Terje Langli, Bjørn Dæhlie 1995: Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard 1997: Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard 1999: Markus Gandler, Alois Stadlober, Mikhail Botvinov, Christian Hoffmann 2001: Frode Estil, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Thomas Alsgaard, Tor Arne Hetland 2003: Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Thomas Alsgaard 2005: Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Frode Estil, Lars Berger, Tore Ruud Hofstad 2007: Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Lars Berger, Petter Northug 2009: Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Petter Northug 2011: Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Eldar Rønning, Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Petter Northug 2013: Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Eldar Rønning, Sjur Røthe, Petter Northug 2015: Niklas Dyrhaug, Didrik Tønseth, Anders Gløersen, Petter Northug 2017: Didrik Tønseth, Niklas Dyrhaug, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Finn Hågen Krogh 2019: Emil Iversen, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Sjur Røthe, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2021: Pål Golberg, Emil Iversen, Hans Christer Holund, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2023: Hans Christer Holund, Pål Golberg, Simen Hegstad Krüger, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo

World champions in men's 4 × 10 km cross-country relay

1933: Per-Erik Hedlund, Sven Utterström, Nils-Joel Englund, Hjalmar Bergström
1934: Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Martti Lappalainen, Veli Saarinen
1935: Mikko Husu, Klaes Karppinen, Väinö Liikkanen, Sulo Nurmela
1937: Annar Ryen, Oskar Fredriksen, Sigurd Røen, Lars Bergendahl
1938: Jussi Kurikkala, Martti Lauronen, Pauli Pitkänen, Klaes Karppinen
1939: Pauli Pitkänen, Olavi Alakulppi, Eino Olkinuora, Klaes Karppinen
1950: Nils Täpp, Karl-Erik Åström, Martin Lundström, Enar Josefsson
1954: August Kiuru, Tapio Mäkelä, Arvo Viitanen, Veikko Hakulinen
1958: Sixten Jernberg, Lennart Larsson, Sture Grahn, Per-Erik Larsson
1962: Lars Olsson, Sture Grahn, Sixten Jernberg, Assar Rönnlund
1966: Odd Martinsen, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter, Gjermund Eggen
1970: Vladimir Voronkov, Valery Tarakanov, Fyodor Simashev, Vyacheslav Vedenin
1974: Gerd Heßler, Dieter Meinel, Gerhard Grimmer, Gert-Dietmar Klause
1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck, Christer Johansson, Tommy Limby, Thomas Magnuson
1982: Lars Erik Eriksen, Ove Aunli, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Oddvar Brå
0 and Vladimir Nikitin, Oleksandr Batyuk, Yuriy Burlakov, Alexander Zavyalov
1985: Arild Monsen, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Tor Håkon Holte, Ove Aunli
1987: Erik Östlund, Gunde Svan, Thomas Wassberg, Torgny Mogren
1989: Christer Majbäck, Gunde Svan, Lars Håland, Torgny Mogren
1991: Øyvind Skaanes, Terje Langli, Vegard Ulvang, Bjørn Dæhlie
1993: Sture Sivertsen, Vegard Ulvang, Terje Langli, Bjørn Dæhlie
1995: Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard
1997: Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard
1999: Markus Gandler, Alois Stadlober, Mikhail Botvinov, Christian Hoffmann
2001: Frode Estil, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Thomas Alsgaard, Tor Arne Hetland
2003: Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Thomas Alsgaard
2005: Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Frode Estil, Lars Berger, Tore Ruud Hofstad
2007: Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Lars Berger, Petter Northug
2009: Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Petter Northug
2011: Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Eldar Rønning, Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Petter Northug
2013: Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Eldar Rønning, Sjur Røthe, Petter Northug
2015: Niklas Dyrhaug, Didrik Tønseth, Anders Gløersen, Petter Northug
2017: Didrik Tønseth, Niklas Dyrhaug, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Finn Hågen Krogh
2019: Emil Iversen, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Sjur Røthe, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
2021: Pål Golberg, Emil Iversen, Hans Christer Holund, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
2023: Hans Christer Holund, Pål Golberg, Simen Hegstad Krüger, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo

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