Erkki Kerttula Explained

Erkki Kerttula
Birth Date:5 November 1909
Birth Place:Oulu, Finland
Death Place:Oulu, Finland
Sport:Fencing
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Erkki Kerttula (5 November 1909  - 4 November 1989) was a Finnish fencer.[1] He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

Kerttula and Rolf Wiik were considered Finland's two best Olympic fencers; Kerttula was noted in an article in Yle as having said that "he would have easily won the gold [at the 1952 Olympics]. However, he had gone to take a nap before the last matches, and he was remembered to be woken up only a few minutes before the start of the matches."[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miekka-Miehet täyttää 90 vuotta. Fencing-Pentathlon.fi. March 9, 2021. Miekka-Miehet turns 90 years old.
  2. Web site: Erkki Kerttula Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181942/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/erkki-kerttula-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2010-06-13 . sports-reference.com.
  3. Web site: Kalvan kalistelua kotimaassa. Yle. Shaking the skin at home. June 13, 2013. Lauhio, Jesperi.