Kalle Jalkanen Explained

Birth Place:	Suonenjoki
Death Place:	Kirjasalo

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.

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)

World Championships

• 4 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	18 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
	29	Silver	4	Silver
	30	Bronze	Gold	—
	31	4	—	—

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018 . Sports Reference.
2. Web site: JALKANEN Kalle . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 29 January 2020.