Matti Raivio

Personal information

Born

22 February 1893
Raivio, Keuruu, Finland

Died

25 May 1957 (aged 86)
Pihlajavesi, Finland

Height

169 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

70 kg (154 lb)

Sport

Cross-country skiing

Club

Pilajaveden Sk:n Urheilijat

Medal record

World Championships
Competitor for Finland
	1926 Lahti	30 km
	1926 Lahti	50 km

Matti Raivio (22 February 1893 – 25 May 1957) was a Finnish cross country skier who won the 30 km and 50 km events at the 1926 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 1924 Winter Olympics he finished seventh in the 18 km and 50 km races. He abandoned the 50 km race at the 1928 Winter Olympics.^[1]

References

↑ Matti Raivio. sports-reference.com

External links

Matti Raivio at the International Ski Federation;
Suomen Hiihtoliitto – Urheilijat A-Ö (Finnish)

World champions in men's 30 km cross-country skiing

1926: Matti Raivio (FIN)
1954: Vladimir Kuzin (URS)
1958: Kalevi Hämäläinen (FIN)
1962: Eero Mäntyranta (FIN)
1966: Eero Mäntyranta (FIN)
1970: Vyacheslav Vedenin (URS)
1974: Thomas Magnuson (SWE)
1978: Sergey Savelyev (URS)
1982: Thomas Eriksson (SWE)
1985: Gunde Svan (SWE)
1987: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
1989: Vladimir Smirnov (URS)
1991: Gunde Svan (SWE)
1993: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
1995: Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ)
1997: Alexey Prokurorov (RUS)
1999: Mika Myllylä (FIN)
2001: Andrus Veerpalu (EST)
2003: Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)

World champions in men's 50 km cross-country skiing

1925: František Donth (TCH)
1926: Matti Raivio (FIN)
1927: John Lindgren (SWE)
1929: Anselm Knuuttila (FIN)
1930: Sven Utterström (SWE)
1931: Ole Stenen (NOR)
1933: Veli Saarinen (FIN)
1934: Elis Wiklund (SWE)
1935: Nils-Joel Englund (SWE)
1937: Pekka Niemi (FIN)
1938: Kalle Jalkanen (FIN)
1939: Lars Bergendahl (NOR)
1950: Gunnar Eriksson (SWE)
1954: Vladimir Kuzin (URS)
1958: Sixten Jernberg (SWE)
1962: Sixten Jernberg (SWE)
1966: Gjermund Eggen (NOR)
1970: Kalevi Oikarainen (FIN)
1974: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR)
1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck (SWE)
1982: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
1985: Gunde Svan (SWE)
1987: Maurilio De Zolt (ITA)
1989: Gunde Svan (SWE)
1991: Torgny Mogren (SWE)
1993: Torgny Mogren (SWE)
1995: Silvio Fauner (ITA)
1997: Mika Myllylä (FIN)
1999: Mika Myllylä (FIN)
2001: Johann Mühlegg (ESP)
2003: Martin Koukal (CZE)
2005: Frode Estil (NOR)
2007: Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR)
2009: Petter Northug (NOR)
2011: Petter Northug (NOR)
2013: Johan Olsson (SWE)
2015: Petter Northug (NOR)

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