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Kalle Jalkanen (10 May 1907 in Suonenjoki – 5 September 1941 in Kirjasalo) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 × 10 km relay. He won the relay along with Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen and Matti Lähde.
 Kalle Jalkanen in 1936 where he won his gold medal in the 4 x 10km | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jalkanen's biggest successes were at the Nordic skiing World Championships where he earned four medals, including one gold (50 km: 1938), two silvers (18 km and 4 × 10 km relay: both 1937), and one bronze (18 km: 1938)
He was killed during World War II.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 28 | 12 | — | Gold |
World Championships
- 4 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 29 | Silver | 4 | Silver |
| 1938 | 30 | Bronze | Gold | — |
| 1939 | 31 | 4 | — | — |
References
- "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- "JALKANEN Kalle". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
External links
- Kalle Jalkanen at the International Ski Federation
- Kalle Jalkanen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Kalle Jalkanen at the International Olympic Committee
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На других языках
[de] Kalle Jalkanen
Kalle Jalkanen (* 10. Mai 1907 in Suonenjoki; † 5. September 1941 in Kirjasalo) war ein finnischer Skilangläufer.- [en] Kalle Jalkanen
[fr] Kalle Jalkanen
Kalle Jalkanen (né le 10 mai 1907 à Suonenjoki et décédé le 5 septembre 1941 à Kirjasalo) est un ancien fondeur finlandais.[it] Kalle Jalkanen
Kalle Jalkanen (Suonenjoki, 10 maggio 1907 – Lempaala, 5 settembre 1941) è stato un fondista finlandese.[ru] Ялканен, Калле
Калле Ялканен (фин. Kalle Jalkanen; 10 мая 1907, Суоненйоки, Великое княжество Финляндское — 5 сентября 1941, Лемболово[5], Ленинградская область) — финский лыжник, олимпийский чемпион, чемпион мира.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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