Pentti Pesonen
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Pentti Pesonen was a former Finnish
cross country skier who competed in the early 1960's. He earned a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Zakopane
.
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 who competed in the early 1960's. He earned a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1962 took place February 18-27, 1962 in Zakopane, Poland. Zakopane became the second city to host the world championships three times , joining Lahti, Finland...
in Zakopane
Zakopane
Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...
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