Valdemar Rautio

Karl Johan Valdemar "Valle" Rautio (4 January 1921 – 5 September 1973) was a Finnish athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] Rautio earned a gold medal in the 1946 European Athletics Championships in the Triple Jump, and achieved silver four years later.

Valdemar Rautio
Personal information
Full nameKarl Johan Valdemar Rautio
Nickname(s)Valle
Born4 January 1921 (1921-01-04)
Vaasa, Pohjanmaa, Finland
Died5 September 1973 (1973-09-06) (aged 52)
Nurmijärvi, Uusimaa, Finland
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1946 OsloTriple jump
Silver medal – second place1950 BrusselsTriple jump

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valle Rautio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2012.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.