Aleksanteri Saarvala
Finnish artistic gymnast
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Aleksanteri Saarvala (9 April 1913 – 7 October 1989) was a Finnish gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where he received a gold medal in horizontal bar, and a bronze medal in team combined exercises.[1]
Born9 April 1913
Died7 October 1989 (aged 76)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
represented
Finland| Aleksanteri Saarvala | |
|---|---|
Shown on a stamp from 1945 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 9 April 1913 |
| Died | 7 October 1989 (aged 76) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Country represented | Finland |
1948 Olympics
Saarvala also participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished shared 4th in horizontal bar, and 17th all-around. The Finnish team won gold medals, but as he was 7th best Finn he did not receive a medal.
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