Kalle Jalkanen
 Kalle Jalkanen in 1936 where he won his gold medal in the 4 x 10km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 28 | 12 | — | Gold |
World Championships
- 4 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 29 | Silver | 4 | Silver |
| 1938 | 30 | Bronze | Gold | — |
| 1939 | 31 | 4 | — | — |
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 and Snowboard Federation
- Kalle Jalkanen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Kalle Jalkanen at Olympics.com
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- 1907 births
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- People from Suonenjoki
- Finnish male cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Olympic gold medalists for Finland
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