Stamp TAN 2022 (unauthorized issue) - Pertti Karppinen (FIN)

        P. Karppinen won the M1X gold medal at three consecutive Olympic Games (1976 Montreal, 1980 Moscow, and 1984 Los Angeles). 

                                                      He became M1X world champion in 1979 (Bled) and in 1985 (Hazewinkel)