Martti Uosikkinen
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| Born | 20 August 1909 Kuopio, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 March 1940 (aged 30) Loimola, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||
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Martti Uosikkinen (20 August 1909 – 9 March 1940) was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action during World War II.[2]
Uosikkinen was born in Kuopio. He died in the Battle of Kollaa, days before the end of the Winter War.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martti Uosikkinen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.