Oto Grigalka

Oto Grigalka ( Russian Отто Янович Григалка , Otto Janowitsch Grigalka ; born June 28, 1925 in Saikava near Madona ; † February 8, 1993 ibid) was a Latvian shot putter and discus thrower who started for the Soviet Union .

At the European Athletics Championships in Brussels in 1950 he won bronze in the shot put, and at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki he was fourth in the shot put and sixth in the discus throw.

A silver medal in the shot put and a sixth place in the discus throw at the 1954 European Championship in Bern was followed by a fifth place in the discus throw at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.

Oto Grigalka was married to the high jumper Marija Pissarewa .

Personal best

Shot put: 17.20 m, June 27, 1954, Helsinki
Discus throw: 56.94 m, September 26, 1958, Kharkiv

Web links

Oto Grigalka in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Grigalka, Oto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Григалка, Отто Янович; Grigalka, Otto Janowitsch
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Latvian shot putter and discus thrower
DATE OF BIRTH	June 28, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Saikava near Madona
DATE OF DEATH	February 8, 1993
Place of death	Saikava near Madona