Olavi Alakulppi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Olavi Alakulppi

Finnish cross-country skier

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1915

Place of Birth: Rovaniemi, Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland, Finland

Date of Death: 19-Aug-1990

Profession: soldier, cross-country skier

Nationality: United States, Finland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Olavi Alakulppi (17 July 1915 – 19 August 1990) was a Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1930s.
During the Soviet-Finnish Continuation War, he served in the Finnish army, and was awarded the Mannerheim Cross.
After the Second World War, he made a career in the United States Army.