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| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Kaarle Edvard Mikkolainen | ||||||||
| Nickname | Kalle | ||||||||
| National team | Finland | ||||||||
| Born | (1883-01-09)9 January 1883 Ylöjärvi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 28 March 1928(1928-03-28) (aged 45) Tampere, Finland | ||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Warehouse worker, mail carrier, construction worker | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Gymnastics | ||||||||
| 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.
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: |
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.
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.
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