Sauli Rytky (June 6, 1918 in
Haapavesi,
Northern Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia (; ) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia. The easternmost corner of the region between ...
– January 28, 2006) was a
Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s.
He was born in
Haapavesi.
He won a silver medal at the
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the ...
in
St. Moritz
St. Moritz ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in the administrative region of Maloja in the Swiss ...
in the 4 × 10 km relay.
Rytky also finished sixth in the 18 km event at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 1 medal – (1 silver)
World Championships
References
External links
Finland's 1948 Winter Olympic medals
1918 births
2006 deaths
People from Haapavesi
Finnish male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland
Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Finland
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Skiers from North Ostrobothnia
20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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