Jorma Aksel Kortelainen (17 December 1932 – 27 December 2012) was a Finnish cross-country skier and rower who competed in the 1950s. Kortelainen was born in

Pyhäselkä Pyhäselkä is a former municipality of Finland, now part of Joensuu. It seat was located in ''Hammaslahti''. Pyhäselkä is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality had a populat ...

. He won a silver medal at the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which ...

Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo (; , ; historical ) sometimes abbreviated to simply Cortina, is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomites, Dolomitic) Alps in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the ...

in the 4 × 10 km relay. He was also a successful rower who took part at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Kortelainen died in

Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately ...

, at the age of 80, as a result of

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while being treated at the local hospital.

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

*1 medal – (1 silver)

References

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Olympic profile
1932 births 2012 deaths Sportspeople from Joensuu Skiers from North Karelia Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Finnish male rowers Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Finland Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub