Anton Collin

Anton Collin
Personal information
Born	12 October 1891; Pihlajavesi, Keuruu, Finland
Died	31 May 1973 (aged 81); Ähtäri, Finland
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Cross-country skiing, road cycling
Club	Lahden Hiihtoseura

Anton Johannes Collin (12 October 1891 – 31 May 1973) was a Finnish cross country skier and road cyclist.^[1] He won the 50 km event at the 1922 Holmenkollen ski festival, becoming the first non-Norwegian to win at Holmenkollen. At the 1924 Winter Olympics he placed 16th over 18 km, and failed to finish his 50 km race. He also abandoned his 188 km cycling race at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[2]^[3]

Cross-country skiing results

Year	Age	18 km	50 km
1924	32	16	DNF

Year	Age	18 km	50 km
1926	34	—	13

^ "Anton Collin". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ "Anton Collin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
^ "Anton COLLIN - Olympic Cross Country Skiing, Cycling Road | Finland". International Olympic Committee. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
Picture of Anton Collin and Matti Raivo (in Finnish)

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