Martti Uosikkinen Explained

Martti Uosikkinen (20 August 1909 – 9 March 1940) was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action during World War II.[2]

Uosikkinen was born in Kuopio. He died in the Battle of Kollaa, days before the end of the Winter War.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/uo/martti-uosikkinen-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175740/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/uo/martti-uosikkinen-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 30 June 2012.
  2. 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 .

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