Anton Johannes Collin (12 October 1891 – 31 May 1973) was a
Finnish cross country skier and
road cyclist. He won the 50 km event at the 1922
Holmenkollen ski festival
The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic.
History
It takes place in Marc ...
, becoming the first non-
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
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to win at Holmenkollen. At the
1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France ...
he placed 16th over 18 km, and failed to finish his
50 km race. He also abandoned his 188 km cycling race at the
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
World Championships
References
External links
Holmenkollen winners since 1892– click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
1891 births
1973 deaths
People from Keuruu
People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Finnish male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland
Cross-country skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Finnish male cyclists
Olympic cyclists of Finland
Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Central Finland
20th-century Finnish people
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