Tapio Mäkelä
Finnish cross-country skier
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Tapio Valfrid Mäkelä (12 October 1926 – 12 May 2016)[1] was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  Finland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1952 Oslo | 4 × 10 km relay |
 | 1952 Oslo | 18 km |
| World Championships | ||
| 1954 Falun | 4 × 10 km relay |
He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold and the 18 km silver at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Mäkelä also won a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
