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Finnish cross-country skier (1903–1968)

Anselm Knuuttila (February 1, 1903 – June 29, 1968) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1920s. He won a pair of medals at the 1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane, earning a gold in the 50 km and a silver in the 17 km event.

Cross-country skiing results

Year	Age	17 km	50 km
1929	26	Silver	Gold

"KNUUTILA Anselm". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

v t e World champions in men's 50 km cross-country skiing
1925: František Donth (TCH) 1926: Matti Raivio (FIN) 1927: John Lindgren (SWE) 1929: Anselm Knuuttila (FIN) 1930: Sven Utterström (SWE) 1931: Ole Stenen (NOR) 1933: Veli Saarinen (FIN) 1934: Elis Wiklund (SWE) 1935: Nils-Joel Englund (SWE) 1937: Pekka Niemi (FIN) 1938: Kalle Jalkanen (FIN) 1939: Lars Bergendahl (NOR) 1950: Gunnar Eriksson (SWE) 1954: Vladimir Kuzin (URS) 1958: Sixten Jernberg (SWE) 1962: Sixten Jernberg (SWE) 1966: Gjermund Eggen (NOR) 1970: Kalevi Oikarainen (FIN) 1974: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR) 1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck (SWE) 1982: Thomas Wassberg (SWE) 1985: Gunde Svan (SWE) 1987: Maurilio De Zolt (ITA) 1989: Gunde Svan (SWE) 1991: Torgny Mogren (SWE) 1993: Torgny Mogren (SWE) 1995: Silvio Fauner (ITA) 1997: Mika Myllylä (FIN) 1999: Mika Myllylä (FIN) 2001: Johann Mühlegg (ESP) 2003: Martin Koukal (CZE) 2005: Frode Estil (NOR) 2007: Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR) 2009: Petter Northug (NOR) 2011: Petter Northug (NOR) 2013: Johan Olsson (SWE) 2015: Petter Northug (NOR) 2017: Alex Harvey (CAN) 2019: Hans Christer Holund (NOR) 2021: Emil Iversen (NOR) 2023: Pål Golberg (NOR)

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