Klaes Karppinen

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Finnish cross-country skier

Klaes Karppinen

Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
	1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
	1934 Sollefteå	4 × 10 km relay
	1935 Vysoké Tatry	18 km
	1935 Vysoké Tatry	4 × 10 km relay
	1938 Lahti	4 × 10 km relay
	1939 Zakopane	4 × 10 km relay
	1935 Vysoké Tatry	50 km
	1937 Chamonix	4 × 10 km relay
	1937 Chamonix	50 km
	1939 Zakopane	18 km
	1939 Zakopane	50 km

Klaes Karppinen (also spelled Klaus; 9 October 1907 – 24 January 1992) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 × 10 km relay. Karppinen was born in Iisalmi, Finland.

Karppinen's biggest successes were at the Nordic skiing World Championships where he earned 10 medals, including five golds (18 km: 1935, 4 × 10 km relay: 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939) and five silvers (18 km: 1939; 50 km: 1935, 1937, 1939; and 4 × 10 km relay: 1937).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	18 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1936	28	—	5	Gold

World Championships

• 10 medals – (5 gold, 5 silver)

Year	Age	18 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1934	26	5	Silver	Gold
1935	27	Gold	Silver	Gold
1937	29	—	Silver	Silver
1938	30	14	5	Gold
1939	31	Silver	Silver	Gold

References

1. ^ "KARPPINEN Klaes". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

External links

• Klaes Karppinen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Klaes Karppinen at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-10-26)
• Klaes Karppinen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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