Kalle Jalkanen

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.

Kalle Jalkanen
Kalle Jalkanen in 1936 where he won his gold medal in the 4 x 10km
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
1938 Lahti50 km
1937 Chamonix18 km
1937 Chamonix4 × 10 km relay
1938 Lahti18 km

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.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games
  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
19362812—Gold

World Championships
  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   18 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
193729Silver4Silver
193830BronzeGold—
1939314——

References
  1. "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.
  2. "JALKANEN Kalle". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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