Birger Kivelä Explained

Sport:Diving
Birth Date:20 December 1920
Birth Place:Helsinki, Finland
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland

Jarl Birger Kivelä (20 December 1920  - 27 September 2013)[1] was a Finnish diver who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he finished 13th in a field of 31 competitors in the men's 10 metre platform event. He was born in Helsinki[2] and served as the President of the Finnish Swimming Association in the early 1970s. From the mid-1990s until his death he competed in master's level diving championships.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mustonen. Pertti. Birger Kivelä on poissa. 18 October 2013. uimaliitto. 30 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans . Birger Kivelä Biography and Olympic Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182802/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/birger-kivela-1.html. dead. April 17, 2020. March 13, 2012.
  3. Web site: Historia. Härveli. 2012. 2012-03-13. fi. 2017-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20170517131935/http://www.harveli.fi/1_Historia/index.html. dead.

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