Voitto Kolho

Voitto Valdemar Kolho (born Saxberg, 6 February 1885 – 4 October 1963) was a Finnish sport shooter, who won an Olympic bronze and five Finnish national championships.[1]

Voitto Kolho
Personal information
Birth nameVoitto Valdemar Saxberg
Full nameVoitto Valdemar Kolho
Nickname(s)VeeVee
National teamFinland
Born(1885-02-06)6 February 1885
Keuruu, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died4 October 1963(1963-10-04) (aged 78)
Helsinki, Finland
EducationMaster of Science (Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, 1912
OccupationSenior engineer, technical director, machine shop engineer, assistant teacher of mechanical engineering
Spouse(s)Eira Helena Nylund
Sport
SportSports shooting
Club
  • Ylä-Vuoksen Ampujat
  • Kolhon Ampuma- ja Metsästysseura
  • Enson Suojeluskunta
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp 300 metre team military rifle, prone

Shooting

Olympics
Voitto Kolho at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics 300 metre free rifle, three positions 17th Source:[2]
300 metre free rifle, team 8th Source:[3]
1912 Summer Olympics 300 metre free rifle, three positions 13th
Team free rifle 5th
1920 Summer Olympics 50 metre team free pistol 11th
300 metre free rifle, three positions 7th
Team free rifle 4th
300 metre team military rifle, prone 3rd
600 metre team military rifle, prone 8th
300 metre team military rifle, standing 7th
300 and 600 metre team military rifle, prone 10th
1924 Summer Olympics 50 metre rifle, prone 18th
Team free rifle 5th

He was the leader of Finland's shooting team in the 1952 Summer Olympics and a deputy member of the board of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1957–1960.[4]

International

Kolho competed at the 1914[5] and the 1924 ISSF World Shooting Championships.[6]

National

He won five Finnish national championship golds in shooting:[7]

  • 150 metre free rifle, standing: 1919, 1920, 1921
  • 150 metre free rifle, three positions: 1920
  • center-fire pistol, rapid fire: 1930

He won a shooting competition at the Finnish Winter Games 1919 in Helsinki, the largest shooting competition in Finland yet at the time.[8]

He was a founding member of Finnish Shooting Sport Federation and a member of the board in 1919–1921 and a vice-chairman 1953–1957.[4]

Other

He was born to farmer Abram Evert Kolho and Eulalia Riihimäki.[9] Olympic shooters Lauri and Yrjö Kolho were his brothers,[4] as was architect Vilho Kolho.[10] Born Saxberg, they finnicized the family name to Kolho on 12 May 1906.[11]

He married Eira Helena Nylund (1895–1984). They had four children:[10]

  1. Ritva (1929–)
  2. Maija-Stiina (1930–)
  3. Mauri (1933–1978)
  4. Kai (1933–)

He graduated as a Master of Science (Technology) from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1912.[12] He was a senior engineer and a member of the board in the Enso-Gutzeit Oy in 1935–1950.[9] He was awarded an honorary doctorate in technology.[10]

In the municipal elections of 1936 he was elected in Jääski and was a member of the National Coalition Party. He sat until the end of the term, but was not re-elected in 1945.[13]

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. "Voitto 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. 223. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  3. 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. 227. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  4. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 135. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  5. 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. 37. ISBN 9789519699127.
  6. 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. 72. ISBN 9789519699127.
  7. Virtamo, Keijo; et al., eds. (1976). Fokus urheilu 2 (in Finnish) (4th ed.). Helsinki: Otava Publishing Company. pp. 138–139. ISBN 951-1-00331-3.
  8. 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. 57. ISBN 9789519699127.
  9. Havu, I.; Poijärvi, L. Arvi P.; Parikka, Eino, eds. (1954). Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja) 1954. Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 385. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  10. Roine, Maija-Stiina (1998). Kolhon kylän tarina (in Finnish). Helsinki. pp. 90–92. ISBN 9529104316.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. "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 10 October 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  12. Suomen liikemiehiä. Affärsmän i Finland (in Finnish and Swedish). Vol. I: A–L. Helsinki: Suomen kauppa ja teollisuus. 1930. p. 379.
  13. Ikonen, Veli (1966). Jääsken kirja. Vanhan karjalaispitäjän viimeisten vuosikymmenien historiaa (in Finnish). Jääski-säätiö. pp. 81–84.
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