Tauno Honkanen

Finnish skier (1927–2023)
Tauno Honkanen
Full nameTauno Immanuel Honkanen
Born(1927-10-09)9 October 1927
Kittilä, Finland
Died27 March 2023(2023-03-27) (aged 95)
Rovaniemi, Finland
Medal record
Representing  Finland

Tauno Immanuel Honkanen[1] (9 October 1927 – 27 March 2023) was a Finnish skier. Honkanen was born in Kittilä. He was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which finished second. His military rank at his time was Sotamies.[2] Honkanen died in Rovaniemi on 27 March 2023, at the age of 95.[3]

References

  1. ^ Olympiaedustajat Aatsingista Ylipulleihin
  2. ^ Rapport Général sur les Ves Jeux Olympiques d’hiver St-Moritz 1948 (PDF), French, p. 70.
  3. ^ "Tauno Honkanen". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  • Tauno Honkanen at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata


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