Pekka Kuvaja Explained

Birth Date:15 June 1921
Death Date:21 November 2003
Sport:cross-country skiing

Armas Petter "Pekka" Kuvaja (15 June 1921, Heinävesi, Finland  - 21 November 2003 in Tampere, Finland) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

He was born in Heinävesi and died in Tampere.

In the 50 km event at the Winter Olympics, he finished seventh in 1948 and ninth in 1952. Also, in 1954, he became the first non-Swede to finish first in the Vasaloppet.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   18 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
26
30

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historiska segrare. Vasaloppet. 2. Swedish. 31 January 2021.