Veikko Hakulinen Winning Olympic Cross Country Event

(Original Caption) Veikko Hakulinen is shown on his way to victory in the Men's 30 kilometer cross country ski event in the Winter Olympics. In scoring the victory, Hakulinen became the first man to win a Gold Medal in the games. Sharing the "first" with the Finnish skier was Ossi Reichert of Germany, who won the first Gold Medal of the distaff side for Germany by scoring a victory in the Ladies' Giant Slalom.
(Original Caption) Veikko Hakulinen is shown on his way to victory in the Men's 30 kilometer cross country ski event in the Winter Olympics. In scoring the victory, Hakulinen became the first man to win a Gold Medal in the games. Sharing the "first" with the Finnish skier was Ossi Reichert of Germany, who won the first Gold Medal of the distaff side for Germany by scoring a victory in the Ladies' Giant Slalom.
Veikko Hakulinen Winning Olympic Cross Country Event
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Bettmann / Contributor
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515459932
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Bettmann
Date created:
29 January, 1956
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