Aarne Pekkalainen
Johan Anders "Juho Aarne" Pekkalainen (born May 20, 1895 in Vyborg , † March 19, 1958 in Turku ) was a Finnish sailor .
Together with Jacob Björnström , Bror Brenner , Allan Franck , Erik Lindh , Waldemar Björkstén and Harry Wahl , he competed for the Grand Duchy of Finland at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 and won the silver medal in the 10-meter class on the ship Nina .
Pekkalainen is listed under the name Adolf Pekkalainen in some results lists .
Web links
- Aarne Pekkalainen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Pekkalainen, Aarne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pekkalainen, Johan Anders; Pekkalainen, Juho Aarne (nickname); Pekkalainen, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vyborg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1958 |
| Place of death | Turku |