Great Olympians

Biographies - TUU


Kalervo Tuukkanen

B. 1909-10-14, Mikkeli, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1979-07-12
Art Competitions (1 silver)
1948 HP
Music - Compositions for Orchestra silver 4000
4000


Kalle Kustaa Tuulos

B. 1930-05-15, Tampere, Finland; D. 2001-03-04
Figure Skating
1952 1956 HP
Men's Singles 13th 15th 53.4
53.4


Vilho Immanuel "Ville" Tuulos

B. 1895-03-26, Tampere, Finland; D. 1967-09-02
Track and Field (1 gold, 2 bronze)
1920 1924 1928 HP
Triple Jump gold bronze bronze 21600
Long Jump fourth 11th 2496
24096

At Antwerpen, the winning jump of 14.51 m was achieved in the qualifying rounds. It counted towards the gold medal.


Written 2002-08-23 - last modified 2019-01-12

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