Kaarlo Lappalainen
| Kaarlo Lappalainen medal table |
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 Finland
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| bronze | Antwerp 1920 | AG horizontal 300 m (M) |
| silver | Antwerp 1920 | Serial Deer, single shot (M) |
Kaarlo Kustaa "Kalle" Lappalainen (born September 30, 1877 in Juankoski ; † May 9, 1965 ) was a Finnish marksman .
successes
Kaarlo Lappalainen participated in the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp in seven disciplines and achieved a top ten placement in six of them. In the prone position with the army rifle, he won the bronze medal in the team competition alongside Vilho Vauhkonen , Voitto Kolho , Veli Nieminen and Magnus Wegelius . In the three-position fight with the free rifle, however, he missed another medal win as fourth with the team. He finally secured a second bronze medal in the team competition of the running stag in a single shot when he finished second behind Norway in front of the United States with Yrjö Kolho , Robert Tikkanen , Nestori Toivonen and Magnus Wegelius.
Lappalainen won two titles in Finnish championships. After his active career, he temporarily held the presidency of the Finnish Rifle Federation.
Web links
- Kaarlo Lappalainen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lappalainen, Kaarlo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lappalainen, Kaarlo Kustaa (full name); Lappalainen, Kalle |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Juankoski , Grand Duchy of Finland |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1965 |