Kalle Mikkolainen
| Kalle Mikkolainen | |||||||||||||||
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 Mikkolainen c. 1936 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Kaarle Edvard "Kalle" Mikkolainen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1883 Ylöjärvi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 1928 (aged 45) Tampere, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Tampereen Pyrintö | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.