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Heikki Hasu

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Heikki Hasu
Personal information
Born21 March 1926 (1926-03-21) (age 98)
Sippola, Finland
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportNordic skiing
ClubMyllykosken Kilpa-Veikot
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's cross-country skiing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1950 Lake Placid 4 × 10 km relay
Men's Nordic combined
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 St. Moritz Individual
Silver medal – second place 1952 Oslo Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Lake Placid Individual

Heikki Vihtori Hasu (born 21 March 1926) is a Finnish retired Nordic skier who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.

Career

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He won a gold and a silver medal in the individual Nordic combined event, respectively, and a gold in the 4 × 10 km cross-country relay in 1952. He placed fourth in the individual 18 km race at both Olympics, losing the bronze medal by seconds and served as the Finnish flag bearer in 1952.[1][2]

Hasu won two medals at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with a gold in the Nordic combined and a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay. He won the Nordic combined event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1953. Hasu became the first Finn to be awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1952 (shared with Stein Eriksen, Torbjørn Falkanger and Nils Karlsson). He is also the last Holmenkollen medalist to win in more than one nordic skiing discipline. Hasu was selected as the Finnish Sportsperson of the Year in 1948 and 1950.[1]

Hasu was a farmer, and after retiring from competitions served two terms in the Parliament of Finland in 1962–66 and 1967–70. A statue in his honor is erected in Anjalankoski.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1948 21 4 — —
1952 25 4 — Gold

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1950 23 — — Silver

References

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  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heikki Hasu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010.
  3. ^ "HASU Heikki". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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