Herman Vilhelm "Ville" Mattila (March 9, 1903 – July 11, 1987) was a
Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (; ), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 February 1928 in St. Moritz, Swit ...
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He was born and died in
Haapavesi
Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The name means "Aspen Water". The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour mu ...
.
In 1928 he finished tenth in the
18 kilometre competition.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
External links
profile
1903 births
1987 deaths
People from Haapavesi
Finnish male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland
Military patrol competitors at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Finland
Skiers from North Ostrobothnia
20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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