Tapio Valfrid Mäkelä (12 October 1926 – 12 May 2016) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.
He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold and the 18 km silver at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Mäkelä also won a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver) Year Age 18 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1952 25 Silver — Gold
World Championships 1 medal – (1 gold) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1954 27 5 — — Gold
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