Kalle Mikkolainen

Kalle Mikkolainen
Personal information
Full name	Kaarle Edvard Mikkolainen
Nickname	Kalle
National team	Finland
Born	9 January 1883; Ylöjärvi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	28 March 1928 (aged 45); Tampere, Finland
Occupation(s)	Warehouse worker, mail carrier, construction worker
Sport
Sport	Gymnastics
Club	Tampereen Pyrintö
Medal record
Men's Gymnastics

Kaarle Edvard "Kalle" Mikkolainen (9 January 1883 – 28 March 1928) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Kalle Mikkolainen at the Olympic Games
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[edit]

Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 204. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

^ "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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