Klaes Karppinen

Klaes Karppinen (also spelled Klaus; 9 October 1907 – 24 January 1992) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 × 10 km relay. Karppinen was born in Iisalmi, Finland.

Karppinen's biggest successes were at the Nordic skiing World Championships where he earned 10 medals, including five golds (18 km: 1935, 4 × 10 km relay: 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939) and five silvers (18 km: 1939; 50 km: 1935, 1937, 1939; and 4 × 10 km relay: 1937).

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 gold) Year Age 18 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1936 28 — 5 Gold

World Championships 10 medals – (5 gold, 5 silver) Year Age 18 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1934 26 5DNF Gold 1935 27 GoldSilver Gold 1937 29 —Silver Silver 1938 30 145 Gold 1939 31 SilverSilverGold