Kalle Mikkolainen
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Kaarle Edvard Mikkolainen |
Nickname(s) | Kalle |
National team | Finland |
Born | Ylöjärvi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | January 9, 1883
Died | March 28, 1928 Tampere, Finland | (aged 45)
Occupation | Warehouse worker, mail carrier, construction worker |
Sport | |
Sport | Gymnastics |
Club | Tampereen Pyrintö |
Medal record |
Kaarle Edvard "Kalle" Mikkolainen (9 January 1883 – 28 March 1928) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [2] |
He was a board member of Tampereen Pyrintö in 1909–1910.
He fought for the Red Guard in the Finnish Civil War and was a prisoner of war at the Tampere camp.[3]
Olympic silver medalist Reijo Mikkolainen is his great-grandson.
Sources[]
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 204. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
References[]
- ^ "Kalle Mikkolainen". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. pp. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ^ Hoppu, Tuomas (23 January 2021). Toivon ja epätoivon aika... (Speech). Sukututkimuspäivät Sampolassa (in Finnish). Tampere: Tampereen seudun työväenopisto. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
Categories:
- 1883 births
- 1928 deaths
- Finnish male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts of Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Finnish Olympic medalist stubs
- Finnish artistic gymnast stubs
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics