Kalle Kainuvaara
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Kuopio, Finland | 19 March 1891
Died | 21 October 1943 | (aged 52)
Sport | |
Sport | Diving, modern pentathlon |
Kalle Kainuvaara (19 March 1891 – 21 October 1943) was a Finnish diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Kuopio, Finland.
In 1912 he competed in both the men's 10 metre platform and men's plain high events. In 1920 he also competed in the men's 10 metre platform and men's plain high events, as well as in the modern pentathlon.[1]
He was killed in action during World War II.[2]
References
- ^ "Kalle Kainuvaara Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1943 deaths
- Finnish male divers
- Finnish male modern pentathletes
- Olympic divers of Finland
- Olympic modern pentathletes of Finland
- Divers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- European modern pentathlon biography stubs
- Finnish sportspeople stubs
- Diving (sport) biography stubs