Kalle Mikkolainen

Kalle Mikkolainen

Personal information
Full name	Kaarle Edvard Mikkolainen
Nickname	Kalle
National team	Finland
Born	(1883-01-09)9 January 1883 Ylöjärvi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	28 March 1928(1928-03-28) (aged 45) Tampere, Finland
Occupation(s)	Warehouse worker, mail carrier, construction worker
Sport
Sport	Gymnastics
Club	Tampereen Pyrintö
Medal record Men's Gymnastics 1908 London Gymnastics team

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

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

References

1. "Kalle Mikkolainen". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
2. 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.
3. Hoppu, Tuomas (23 January 2021). Toivon ja epätoivon aika... (Speech). Sukututkimuspäivät Sampolassa (in Finnish). Tampere: Tampereen seudun työväenopisto. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

External links

• Kaarlo Mikkolainen at Olympedia