Pekka Niemi
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 18 km | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1937 Chamonix | 50 km | |
| Silver | 1937 Chamonix | 4 x 10 km | |
| Bronze | 1937 Chamonix | 18 km | |
Pekka Niemi (born November 15, 1909) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930's. He won a bronze medal in the 18 km event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Niemi's biggest success as a cross-country skier was at the 1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won a complete set of medals (gold: 50 km, silver: 4 x 10 km, bronze: 18 km). He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1938
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| World champions in men's 50 km cross country |
| 1925: Frantisek Donth | 1926: Matti Raivio | 1927: John Lindgren | 1929: Anselm Knuutila | 1930: Sven Utterström | 1931: Ole Stensen | 1933: Veli Saarinen | 1934: Elis Wiklund | 1935: Nils-Joel Englund | 1937: Pekka Niemi | 1938: Kalle Jalkanen | 1939: Lars Bergendahl | 1950: Gunnar Eriksson | 1954: Vladimir Kuzin | 1958: Sixten Jernberg | 1962: Sixten Jernberg | 1966: Gjermund Eggen | 1970: Kalevi Oikarainen | 1974: Gerhard Grimmer | 1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck | 1982: Thomas Wassberg | 1985: Gunde Svan | 1987: Maurilio De Zolt | 1989: Gunde Svan | 1991: Torgny Mogren | 1993: Torgny Mogren | 1995: Silvio Fauner | 1997: Mika Myllylä | 1999: Mika Myllylä | 2001: Johann Mühlegg | 2003: Martin Koukal | 2005: Frode Estil |
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