Anton Collin
Encyclopedia
Anton Johannes Collin was a Finnish
cross country skier.
He was born in Pihlajavesi (now part of Keuruu
) and died in Ähtäri
.
Collin won the 50 km event at the 1922 Holmenkollen ski festival
and became the first non-Norwegian
to win at any event up to that time.
At the 1924 Winter Olympics
he participated in the 50 kilometre event
but did not finish.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
cross country skier.
He was born in Pihlajavesi (now part of Keuruu
Keuruu
Keuruu is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region.The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
) and died in Ähtäri
Ähtäri
Ähtäri is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingual Finnish....
.
Collin won the 50 km event at the 1922 Holmenkollen ski festival
Holmenkollen ski festival
The Holmenkollen Ski Festival is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. It takes place in March and has been arranged every year since 1892, except for 1898 and during World War II...
and became the first non-Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
to win at any event up to that time.
At the 1924 Winter Olympics
1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...
he participated in the 50 kilometre event
Cross-country skiing at the 1924 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 km
The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Wednesday, January 30, 1924.Thirty-three cross-country skiers from eleven nations competed.-Medalists:...
but did not finish.
External links
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
- Picture of Anton Collin and Matti Raivo