Voitto Kolho

Voitto Kolho
Personal information
Birth name Voitto Valdemar Saxberg
Full name Voitto Valdemar Kolho
National team Finland
Born (1885-02-06)6 February 1885
Keuruu, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died 4 October 1963(1963-10-04) (aged 78)
Helsinki, Finland
Education Master of Science (Technology)
Occupation Senior engineer, technical director, machine shop engineer, assistant teacher of mechanical engineering
Spouse(s) Eira Helena Kolho
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
Club
  • Ylä-Vuoksen Ampujat
  • Kolhon Ampuma- ja Metsästysseura
  • Enson Suojeluskunta
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
1920 Antwerp team 300 m

Voitto Valdemar Kolho (born Saxberg, 6 February 1885 – 4 October 1963) was a Finnish sport shooter, who competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920 and the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Shooting

Olympics

Voitto Kolho at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics 300 metre free rifle, three positions 17th Source:[2]
300 metre free rifle, team 8th Source:[3]
1912 Summer Olympics 300 metre free rifle, three positions 13th
Team free rifle 5th
1920 Summer Olympics 50 metre team free pistol 11th
300 metre free rifle, three positions 7th
Team free rifle 4th
300 metre team military rifle, prone 3rd
600 metre team military rifle, prone 8th
300 metre team military rifle, standing 7th
300 and 600 metre team military rifle, prone 10th
1924 Summer Olympics 50 metre rifle, prone 18th
Team free rifle 5th

He was the leader of Finland's shooting team in the 1952 Summer Olympics and a deputy member of the board of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1957–1960.

National

He won five Finnish national championship golds in 1919–1930.

He was a founding member of Finnish Shooting Sport Federation and a member of the board in 1919–1921 and 1953–1957.

Other

Born Saxberg, he finnicized his family name to Kolho on 12 May 1906.[4]

Olympic shooters Lauri and Yrjö Kolho were his brothers.

He was member of the Jääski municipal council in 1937–1940.

References

  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 135. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  1. ↑ "Sports Reference: Voitto Kolho". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  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. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  3. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  4. ↑ "Nimenmuuttoja. Namförändringar". Lisälehti Suomen Virallisen Lehden. Bihang till Finlands Allmänna Tidning. Suomen Wirallinen Lehti (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki. 12 May 1906. p. 28. ISSN 1457-4675. Retrieved 10 October 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.


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