Lauri 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]

Lauri Kolho
Personal information
Birth nameLauri Saxberg
National teamFinland
Born(1886-09-07)7 September 1886
Keuruu, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died17 September 1940(1940-09-17) (aged 54)
Vilppula, Finland
OccupationFarmer
Spouse(s)Taimi Helena Ahola
Sport
SportSports shooting
Club
  • Suomen Metsästysyhdistys
  • Kolhon Ampuma- ja Metsästysseura
Coached byMatti Kolho

Shooting
Lauri Kolho at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics 300 metre free rifle, three positions 39th Source:[2]
1912 Summer Olympics 300 metre free rifle, three positions 57th

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.[4]

He was active in the Lapua Movement and the Patriotic People's Movement.[5]

He died of ileus.[5]

Family

His parents were farmer Abram Evert Kolho and Eulalia Riihimäki.[5] Olympic shooters Voitto and Yrjö Kolho were his brothers,[6] as was architect Vilho Kolho.[5]

Born Saxberg, they finnicized the family name to Kolho on 12 May 1906.[7]

He married home economics teacher Taimi Helena Ahola (1899–1966). They had four children:[5]

  1. Ulla Onerva (1931–1993), who married the economist Seppo Konttinen.[8]
  2. Eila Inkeri (1932–)
  3. Vilma Kaarina (1935–)
  4. Lauri Arimo (1938–)

Sources
  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 135. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

References
  1. "Lauri Kolho". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  3. Virtapohja, Kalle (2019). Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 [History of sport shooting in Finland] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto. p. 58. ISBN 9789519699127.
  4. "Henkilötietoja". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 8 September 1936. p. 4. ISSN 0355-6913. Retrieved 23 March 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  5. Roine, Maija-Stiina (1998). Kolhon kylän tarina (in Finnish). Helsinki. pp. 90–92. ISBN 9529104316.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 135. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  7. "Nimenmuuttoja. Namförändringar". Lisälehti Suomen Virallisen Lehden. Bihang till Finlands Allmänna Tidning. Suomen Wirallinen Lehti (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki. 12 May 1906. p. 28. ISSN 1457-4675. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  8. Huovinen, Pentti; et al., eds. (1978). Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja). henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista [Who's who in Finland] (in Finnish) (1978 ed.). Helsinki: Otava. p. 414. ISBN 951-1-04755-8. Retrieved 7 April 2021 – via Project Runeberg.
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