Lydia Wideman (later Wideman-Lehtonen, 17 May 1920 – 13 April 2019) was a cross-country skier from Finland and the first female Olympic medalist in cross-country...
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John Edgar Wideman, American writer, professor at Brown University Lydia Wideman, former cross-country skier from Finland. Malachi Wideman (born 2001)...
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on 21 May 2016. She became the oldest living Olympic champion when Lydia Wideman died on 13 April 2019. She celebrated her 100th birthday in January...
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Nordic countries, and Finnish skiers won eight of the twelve possible. Lydia Wideman of Finland became the first female Olympic champion in cross-country...
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Takalo Pertti Teurajärvi Arto Tiainen Benjamin Vanninen Arvo Viitanen Lydia Wideman Kalle Kiiskinen Wille Mäkelä Teemu Salo Jani Sullanmaa Markku Uusipaavalniemi...
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15 – Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Lebanese cardinal (d. 2019) May 17 – Lydia Wideman, Finnish Olympic cross-country skier (d. 2019) May 18 – Pope John Paul...
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to the cross-country program for the first time and Finnish skiers Lydia Wideman, Mirja Hietamies and Siiri Rantanen swept the event. Veikko Hakulinen...
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Lonkila, Heikki Hasu, and Urpo Korhonen. In women's cross-country skiing Lydia Wideman of Finland won the only women's event, which was the 10 km. In ski jumping...
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first by judges in every round of an Olympic competition. Finland's Lydia Wideman won the first gold medal awarded in women's cross-country skiing, with...
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of Finland took Gold and was the second Finn to win this event after Lydia Wideman in 1952. The 1976 gold medal winner, Raisa Smetanina, won silver. All...
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Games Gold Silver Bronze 1952 Oslo details Lydia Wideman Finland Mirja Hietamies Finland Siiri Rantanen Finland 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo details Lyubov...
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include the Ruovesi, Kuorevesi and Keurusselkä. Eero Rahola (1897–1975) Lydia Wideman (1920-2019) Veikko Ennala (1922–1991) Marjatta Moulin (1926–2018) Keijo...
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Mäkelä 1952 Oslo Cross country skiing Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay Gold Lydia Wideman 1952 Oslo Cross country skiing Women's 10 kilometre Silver Tapio Mäkelä...
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(1959), complications from Alzheimer's disease. (b. 1936) 13 April – Lydia Wideman, Finnish cross-country skier (b. 1920) 22 April – Oiva Toikka, Finnish...
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politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (1974–1982). Lydia Wideman, 98, Finnish cross-country skier, Olympic champion (1952). Yvette Williams...
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Lydia Wideman Finland Mirja Hietamies Finland Siiri Rantanen Finland...
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Lonkila Tapio Mäkelä Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 10 km relay Gold Lydia Wideman Cross-country skiing Women's 10 km Silver Tapio Mäkelä Cross-country...
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Event Gold Silver Bronze 10 km details Lydia Wideman Finland Mirja Hietamies Finland Siiri Rantanen Finland...
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depletion, become dry by 1940 if no further discoveries were made. Born: Lydia Wideman, Finnish skier and Olympian who won the gold medal for women's cross-country...
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performers, including up-and-coming vocalist Lydia Taylor, session guitarist Peter Follett, and keyboardist Joel Wideman. Although the album did not chart, it...
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Ondaatje, Marilynne Robinson, Salman Rushdie, Susan Sontag, John Edgar Wideman, and many others. PEN America was established in 2000 by M. Mark, a member...
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Archived from the original on 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-08-01. "John Edgar Wideman wins 2019 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story". Iowa Writers'...
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2020: Carolyn Forché 1989: John Berger 1990: John Hawkes 1991: John Edgar Wideman 1991: Alexander Theroux 1991: Sandra Cisneros 1992: Gilbert Sorrentino...
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WNBA Kate Starbird Andrew Vlahov, four-time Olympian for Australia Jamila Wideman Candice Wiggins, WNBA Lindsey Yamasaki (2002), volleyball and basketball...
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Haunted Pool Edward Whittemore (1933–1995), Sinai Tapestry John Edgar Wideman (born 1941), Philadelphia Fire Elie Wiesel (1928–2016), Twilight Kate Douglas...
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historian Frank von Hippel, arms control and energy analyst John Edgar Wideman, writer Heather Williams, biologist and ornithologist Marion Williams,...
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Kelsey Harshman Victoria Hayward Danielle Lawrie Janet Leung Joey Lye Erika Polidori Kaleigh Rafter Lauren Bay-Regula Jennifer Salling Natalie Wideman...
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Best of Avalon (2003) 4:48 12. "I Don't Want to Go" Jess Cates, Yancy Wideman Oxygen (2001) 5:24 13. "All" Tjornhom, Ian Eskelin, Brian White The Creed...
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White Colson Whitehead Lilian Whiting Mary Traffarn Whitney John Edgar Wideman Elie Wiesel Kate Douglas Wiggin Emma Howard Wight Richard Wilbur Louise...
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Rasheed Clark, Ishmael Reed, Jamaica Kincaid, Randall Kenan, and John Edgar Wideman. African American poets have also garnered attention. Maya Angelou read...
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