Kalle Jalkanen
Kalle Jalkanen (10 May 1907 in Suonenjoki - 5 September 1941 in Kirjasalo) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 × 10 km relay. He won the relay along with Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen and Matti Lähde.
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Medal record
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Jalkanen's biggest successes were at the Nordic skiing World Championships where he earned four medals, including one gold (50 km: 1938), two silvers (18 km and 4 × 10 km relay: both 1937), and one bronze (18 km: 1938)
He was killed during World War II.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
References
- "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- "JALKANEN Kalle". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
External links
- Kalle Jalkanen at the International Ski Federation
- Kalle Jalkanen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Kalle Jalkanen at the International Olympic Committee
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