About Paavo Vierto
Lived 1915 – 1941 (aged 26). Paavo Vierto was a Finnish ski jumper.
Paavo Vierto (29 August 1915 – 9 December 1941) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the early 1940s. He finished first in the individual large hill competition at the 1941 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo (these championships would later be declared unofficial by the FIS in 1946). As a soldier of the Waffen-SS, Vierto was killed on the Eastern Front of World War II in Yasinovsky, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) 1941, the day before he was scheduled to start as the German ski team's coach.
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Who was Paavo Vierto?
Finnish ski jumper (1915-1941)
When was Paavo Vierto born?
Paavo Vierto was born on 29 August 1915 in Lehtimäki.
When did Paavo Vierto die?
Paavo Vierto died on 9 December 1941 in Ukraine.
What was Paavo Vierto's occupation?
Paavo Vierto was a ski jumper.
What nationality was Paavo Vierto?
Paavo Vierto was Finnish.
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