Aleksanteri Saarvala
| Aleksanteri Saarvala |
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— Gymnast — |
| Country represented |
 Finland |
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| Born |
(1913-04-09)April 9, 1913 |
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| Died |
October 7, 1989(1989-10-07) (aged 76) |
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| Discipline |
Men's artistic gymnastics |
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Aleksanteri Saarvala (April 9, 1913 – October 7, 1989) was a Finnish gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where he received a gold medal in horizontal bar, and a bronze medal in team combined exercises.[1]
1948 Olympics
Saarvala participated also at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished shared 4th in horizontal bar, and 17th all-around. The Finnish team won gold medals, but as he was 7th best Finn he did not receive a medal.
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