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Arvo Viitanen
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Arvo Viitanen Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 4 × 10 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Falun 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1954 Falun 15 km
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Falun 50 km
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Lahti 50 km
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay

Arvo Albert Viitanen (12 April 1924 – 28 April 1999) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was born in Uurainen, Central Finland and died in Myllykoski.

Viitanen also won five medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (1954), a silver in the 15 km (1954), and bronzes in the 50 km (1954, 1958) and the 4 × 10 km relay (1958).

He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1956.

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