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Kalle Jalkanen

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Kalle Jalkanen
Kalle Jalkanen in 1936 where he won his gold medal in the 4 x 10km
Personal information
Born10 May 1907 (1907-05-10)
Suonenjoki
Died5 September 1941 (1941-09-06) (aged 34)
Kirjasalo
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1938 Lahti 50 km
Silver medal – second place 1937 Chamonix 18 km
Silver medal – second place 1937 Chamonix 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Lahti 18 km

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.[1]

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.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1936 28 12 Gold

World Championships

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kalle Jalkanen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "JALKANEN Kalle". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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