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 |
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1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [2] |
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Full name | Kaarle Edvard Mikkolainen | |||||||
Nickname(s) | Kalle | |||||||
National team | Finland | |||||||
Born | (1883-01-09)January 9, 1883 Ylöjärvi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||
Died | March 28, 1928(1928-03-28) (aged 45) Tampere, Finland | |||||||
Occupation | Warehouse worker, mail carrier, construction worker | |||||||
Sport | ||||||||
Sport | Gymnastics | |||||||
Club | Tampereen Pyrintö | |||||||
Medal record
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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.
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