Kalle Kustaa Paasia

Kaarlo Kustaa "Kalle" Paasia[1] (28 August 1883 – 19 December 1961) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Kalle Kustaa Paasia
Personal information
Full nameKaarlo Kustaa Paasia
Nickname(s)Kalle
National teamFinland
Born(1883-08-28)August 28, 1883
Sääksmäki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
DiedDecember 19, 1961(1961-12-19) (aged 78)
Naantali, Finland
OccupationAgronomist, chief executíve officer, teacher
Spouse(s)
  • Edit Erika Kalalahti (1917)
  • Helmi Elisabet Kivekäs (1922)
Sport
SportGymnastics
ClubYlioppilasvoimistelijat
Medal record
Men's Gymnastics
1908 London Gymnastics team

Gymnastics
Kalle Kustaa Paasia at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Men's team 3rd Source: [2]

He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.

Biography

His parents were farmer Kalle Kustaa Paasia and Amanda Kustaantytär. He was married twice:[3]

  1. Edit Erika Kalalahti (1917)
  2. Helmi Elisabet Kivekäs (1922)

He completed his matriculation exam at the Hämeenlinna Lyceum in 1905 and graduated as an agronomist in 1911.[3]

He worked as a chief executive officer of Toijala dairy, principal and teacher of Päivölä farm school, an assistant at the state butter inspection plant in Hanko and a manager at the butter inspection plant in Turku.[3]

Sources
  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 237. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

References
  1. Siukonen, Markku (2012). Olympiakisat 1896–2012. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Docendo. p. 715. ISBN 978-952-5912-57-9.
  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. Enkainen, Aune (1955). Agronomit 1853–1954. Agronomerna 1853–1954 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Agronomien yhdistys. p. 448.
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