Great Olympians

Biographies - KAA


Kari Juhani Kaaja

B. 1941-04-06, Helsinki, Finland
Modern Pentathlon
1964 HP
Men's Individual 20th 1.25
Men's Team 7th 100
101.25


Veijo Armas Kaakinen

B. 1907-12-10, Oulu, Finland; D. 1976-11-19
Shooting
1948 HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle 14th 24
24


Anna Kaaleste

B. 1930-01-17, Pargolovo, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2014-07-16 in St. Petersburg
Cross-Country Skiing
1956 HP
Women's 10 kilometres 9th 200
200

Listed by the OlyMADMen as Estonian, but she was born in Russia (when Estonia was independent), with a Russian name (Mukhina), competed there, and died there (when Estonia was independent), so I class her as Russian. In contrast, her husband, Mikhail Kaaleste, was born in independent Estonia, but also lived in Russia.


Mikhail Kaaleste

B. 1931-08-20, Väike-Vertuškino, Estonia, represented the Soviet Union
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak (1 silver)
1956 HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres silver 3000
3000


Arie Kaan

B. 1901-12-22, Haarlem, the Netherlands; D. 1991-10-08
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles R1:4th 0.011
0.011


Mathijs Louis Johannes Henricus Josef "Thijs" Kaanders

B. 1949-02-09, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Hockey
1972 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800


Gaston Kaanen

represented Belgium
Fencing
1928 HP
Men's Sabre, Team SF:4th 82
82


Vello Kaaristo

B. 1911-03-17, Narva, Estonia, then part of Russia; D. 1965-08-14
Cross-Country Skiing
1936 HP
Men's 18 kilometres 30th 0.01
Men's 50 kilometres 23rd 0.256
0.266

May well have competed under his Russian name of Vassili Krassikov.


Harald Kaarman

B. 1901-12-27, Paide, Estonia, then part of Russia; D. 1942-08-19
Football
1924 HP
Men's Football R1 0.85
0.85


Leena Kyllikki Kaarna

B. 1939-11-26, Lappee, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Women's High Jump 13th 38.4
38.4


Erling Kaas

B. 1915-08-19, New York, USA, lived in Oslo, represented Norway; D. 1996-06-17
Athletics
1948 1952 HP
Men's Pole Vault fourth 16th 2409.6
2409.6


Paal Kaasen

Olympic Competitor nr 7174


Written 2012-09-03 - last modified 2022-01-02

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