Oskar Kirmes Explained

Oskar Kirmes
Full Name:Karl Oskar Kirmes
Residence:Espoo, Finland
Height:1.70 m
Weight:62 kg
Discipline:MAG
Level:Senior international elite
Natlteam:2013–present
Club:Espoon Telinetaiturit
Headcoach:Timo Holopainen
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Karl Oskar Kirmes (born 19 December 1995) is a Finnish male artistic gymnast representing his nation in international competitions.

Life and career

Kirmes was born in Reykjavík, Iceland to Soviet Estonian born-dad and Swedish born-mom. His dad, Mati Kirmes represented the Soviet Union in gymnastics and has also worked as an international coach, while his mother Lina competed for Sweden in the sport. His younger brother Robert represented Finland in gymnastics at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, and his cousin David Rumbutis competed in the sport at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival [EYOF] in Győr, Hungary. He participated in every edition of the World Championships since his debut in 2013,[1] and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first male gymnast from his nation to do so in forty-four years.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 World Gymnastics Championships – Entry List by NOC. PDF. 3. Longines. 27 January 2016.
  2. News: Oskar Kirmes. Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 15 April 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826093724/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/oskar-kirmes. 26 August 2016. dmy.
  3. Web site: Getting to the Olympics is an achievement in itself. Yle. 9 August 2016. 15 April 2017.
  4. Oskar Kirmes . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114082445/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/oskar-kirmes-1.html . 14 January 2020.