Kalevi Laitinen

Not to be confused with the Finnish Olympic speed skater 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)