Lauri Kolho Explained
| Lauri Kolho |
| Birth Name: | Lauri Saxberg |
| National Team: | Finland |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Keuruu, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Death Place: | Vilppula, Finland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Spouse: | Taimi Helena Ahola |
| Sport: | Sports shooting |
| Coach: | Matti Kolho |
Lauri Kolho (born Saxberg, 7 September 1886 - 17 September 1940) was a Finnish sports shooter, who competed at the 1908 and the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Shooting
Kolho was a board member of the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation in 1922–1923.[3]
Biography
He performed his matriculation exam in the Vaasa Finnish Lycaeum in 1905. He tended his family farm from 1907.[4]
He fought in the Finnish Civil War, acted as the local chief of Kolho White Guard and in the staff of the Northern Häme White Guard District.
He was active in the Lapua Movement and the Patriotic People's Movement.
He died of ileus.
Family
His parents were farmer Abram Evert Kolho and Eulalia Riihimäki. Olympic shooters Voitto and Yrjö Kolho were his brothers,[5] as was architect Vilho Kolho.
Born Saxberg, they finnicized the family name to Kolho on 12 May 1906.[6]
He married home economics teacher Taimi Helena Ahola (1899–1966). They had four children:[7]
- Ulla Onerva (1931–1993), who married the economist Seppo Konttinen.[8]
- Eila Inkeri (1932–)
- Vilma Kaarina (1935–)
- Lauri Arimo (1938–)
Sources
- Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2001 . Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . Jyväskylä . Graface . 135 . 951-98673-1-7.
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Lauri Kolho . Olympedia . 8 April 2021.
- 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 . 224 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 . registration .
- Book: Virtapohja . Kalle . 2019 . Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 . History of sport shooting in Finland . fi . Helsinki . Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto . 58 . 9789519699127.
- News: 8 September 1936 . Henkilötietoja . Aamulehti . fi . 4 . 0355-6913 . 23 March 2021 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2001 . Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . Jyväskylä . Graface . 135 . 951-98673-1-7.
- News: 12 May 1906 . Nimenmuuttoja. Namförändringar . Lisälehti Suomen Virallisen Lehden. Bihang till Finlands Allmänna Tidning . Suomen Wirallinen Lehti . fi, sv . Helsinki . 28 . 1457-4675 . 7 October 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- Book: Roine . Maija-Stiina . 1998 . Kolhon kylän tarina . fi . Helsinki . 90–92 . 9529104316.
- Book: 1978 . Huovinen . Pentti . etal . Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja). henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista . fi . 1978 . Helsinki . Otava . Who's who in Finland . 414 . 951-1-04755-8 . 7 April 2021 . Project Runeberg.
