Matti Markkanen
Personal information | |
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National team | Finland |
Born | Kuopio, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | May 14, 1887
Died | February 4, 1942 Vieremä, Finland | (aged 54)
Occupation | Pastor, vicar |
Spouse(s) | Aili Nygrén |
Sport | |
Sport | Gymnastics |
Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat |
Medal record |
Matti Markkanen (14 May 1887 – 4 February 1942) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Gymnastics[]
Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [2] |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[3]
Biography[]
His parents were ambulatory school teacher Matti Markkanen and Katrina Kristina Voutilainen. He married Aili Nygrén in 1915.[4]
He was ordained as a priest in 1910. He served as a chaplain in Uukuniemi, Pielavesi and Lappee in 1913–1928, and as a vicar in Vieremä from 1928.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Matti Markkanen". 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.
- ^ Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 198. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- ^ a b "Henkilöhakemisto 1900–1907" (PDF). Ylioppilasmatrikkelit 1640–1907 (in Finnish). Helsinki: University of Helsinki. p. 125. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
Categories:
- 1887 births
- 1942 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