Gustav Kalkun
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 March 1898 Raadi, Governorate of Livonia |
| Died | 24 April 1972 (aged 74) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Discus throw |
| Club | NMKÜ Tartu University of Geneva |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 45.61 (1928)[1][2] |
Gustav Kalkun (22 March 1898 – 24 April 1972) was an Estonian discus thrower. He competed at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics and placed 15th and 10th, respectively.[1] He was selected as the Olympic flag bearer for Estonia in 1928.[3][4]
Kalkun graduated from school in Riga, Latvia (1916), and then studied physical education in Tartu, Estonia (1927), and Geneva, Switzerland (1930). He fought as a volunteer in World War I and Estonian War of Independence. He later worked as a physical education teacher in Tallinn, Narva and Tartu and acted as a referee and journalist covering athletics and basketball. In 1944, when Soviet troops arrived in Estonia, he immigrated to the United States, where he died in 1972.[5]
Kalkun's nephew was actor Karl Kalkun, whose son is sports journalist Kristjan Kalkun.[6]
References
- ^ a b Gustav Kalkun. sports-reference.com
- ^ Gustav Kalkun. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Estonia. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Gustav Kalkun". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Kalkun, Gustav. Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon
- ^ Vikat, Marilin (2 August 2005). "Kristjan Kalkun sai vägilase mõõtu poja". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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