Kalevi Laitinen

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

Not to be confused with the Finnish Olympic speed skater Kalevi Laitinen (speed skater).
Kalevi Laitinen
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men’s Gymnastic
Olympic Games
1948 London Team
1952 Helsinki Team

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" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)
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