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Vello Kaaristo (before 1936 Vassili Krassikov; 17 March 1911 in Narva – 14 August 1965) was the first Estonian cross-country skier to compete in the Olympics. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen he placed 30th in the 18 km event with the time of 1'25:11, and 23rd in the 50 km event with the time of 4'02:52.

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 [[File:Vello Kaaristo, 1936.jpg|thumb|right|Vello Kaaristo in 1936.]]
-'''Vello Kaaristo''' (before 1936 '''Vassili Krassikov'''; 17 March 1911 in [[Narva]] – 14 August 1965) was a [[Estonia]]n [[Cross-country skiing|cross-country skier]] who competed at the [[1936 Winter Olympics]] in [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]].
+'''Vello Kaaristo''' (before 1936 '''Vassili Krassikov'''; 17 March 1911 in [[Narva]] – 14 August 1965) was the first [[Estonia]]n [[Cross-country skiing|cross-country skier]] to compete in the Olympics. At the [[1936 Winter Olympics]] in [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]] he placed 30th in the [[Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 18 km|18 km event]] with the time of 1'25:11, and 23rd in the [[Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 km|50 km event]] with the time of 4'02:52.
-In 1936 he placed 30th in the [[Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 18 km|18 km event]] with the time of 1'25:11, and 23rd in the [[Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 km|50 km event]] with the time of 4'02:52.
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