Kauko Salomaa Explained

Birth Date:28 February 1928
Birth Place:Vyborg, Russia
Death Date:29 July 2016 (aged 88)
Sport:Speed skating
Pb:500 m – 43.5 (1954)
1500 m – 2:16.3 (1956)
5000 m – 8:14.3 (1956)
10,000 m – 17:19.0 (1956)
Club:Helsingin Luistinkiitäjät, Helsinki
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Kauko Johannes Salomaa (28 February 1928 – 29 July 2016) was a Finnish speed skater. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics in several distances with the best results of seventh in the 1500 m event in 1952.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181154/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/kauko-salomaa-1.html Kauko Salomaa