Peter Lahdenpera Explained

Peter Lahdenpera
Nationality:American
Sport:Biathlon, cross-country skiing
Birth Date:29 December 1935
Birth Place:Helsinki, Finland
Death Date:[1]

Peter Lahdenpera (December 29, 1935  - July 3, 2019) was an American skier. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1964 Winter Olympics, and 1972 Winter Olympics.[2] [3] Lahpendera was the director of the United States biathlon team at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[4] Lahdenpera had emigrated to the United States from Finland.[2] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter J. Lahdenpera. 2019. Dignity Memorial. 1 September 2019.
  2. News: Noriyuki . Ron . Fort Collins Skier Back in Olympics after Eight Years. Fort Collins Coloradoan . January 25, 1972 . Fort Collins, CO . 9 . August 28, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  3. Peter Lahdenpera Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051011/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/peter-lahdenpera-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . May 31, 2019.
  4. News: Chapman . Mike . Local Ski Coach Returns Home: Attitude of Russians Intrigues Lahdenpera . Fort Collins Coloradoan . March 11, 1976 . Fort Collins, CO . 17 . August 28, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: U.S. Athletes Who Win Gold May See Green . Benson . Lee . June 4, 1993 . . June 10, 2019.