Kalle Kustaa Paasia Explained

Kalle Kustaa Paasia
Full Name:Kaarlo Kustaa Paasia
Nickname:Kalle
National Team:Finland
Birth Date:28 August 1883
Birth Place:Sääksmäki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Death Place:Naantali, Finland
Occupation:Agronomist, chief executíve officer, teacher
Sport:Gymnastics
Club:Ylioppilasvoimistelijat

Kaarlo Kustaa "Kalle" Paasia[1] (28 August 1883 – 19 December 1961) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]

Gymnastics

He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.

Biography

His parents were farmer Kalle Kustaa Paasia and Amanda Kustaantytär. He was married twice:[4]

  1. Edit Erika Kalalahti (1917)
  2. Helmi Elisabet Kivekäs (1922)

He completed his matriculation exam at the Hämeenlinna Lyceum in 1905 and graduated as an agronomist in 1911.

He worked as a chief executive officer of Toijala dairy, principal and teacher of Päivölä farm school, an assistant at the state butter inspection plant in Hanko and a manager at the butter inspection plant in Turku.

Sources

References

  1. Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2012 . Olympiakisat 1896–2012 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . Jyväskylä . Docendo . 715 . 978-952-5912-57-9.
  2. Web site: Kalle Kustaa Paasia . Olympedia . 2 March 2021.
  3. Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States . 2001 . 185 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 . registration .
  4. Book: Enkainen . Aune . 1955 . Agronomit 1853–1954. Agronomerna 1853–1954 . fi, sv . Helsinki . Agronomien yhdistys . 448.