Kalevi Laitinen

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not to be confused with the Finnish speed skater and Olympic competitor Kalevi Laitinen (speed skater).
Kalevi Laitinen
Medal record
Competitor for  Finland
Men’s Gymnastic
Olympic Games
Gold 1948 London Team
Bronze 1952 Helsinki Team

Kalevi Johannes Laitinen (May 19, 1918 – January 6, 1997) was a Finnish gymnast and Olympic Champion.

He was born and died in Kotka.

Laitinen competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises.[1] At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki he received a bronze medal in team combined exercises with the Finnish team.

References

  1. ↑ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)
Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Team All-Around
   

1904:  United States (USA)
1908:  Sweden (SWE)
1912:  Italy (ITA)
1920:  Italy (ITA)
1924:  Italy (ITA)

1928  Switzerland (SUI)
1932  Italy (ITA)
1936  Germany (GER)
1948  Finland (FIN)
1952  Soviet Union (URS)

1956  Soviet Union (URS)
1960  Japan (JPN)
1964  Japan (JPN)
1968  Japan (JPN)
1972  Japan (JPN)

1976  Japan (JPN)
1980  Soviet Union (URS)
1984  United States (USA)
1988  Soviet Union (URS)
1992  Unified Team (EUN)

1996  Russia (RUS)
2000  China (CHN)
2004  Japan (JPN)
2008  China (CHN)
2012  China (CHN)

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