Kalevi Laitinen (gymnast)
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FullnameKalevi Johannes Laitinen
Born19 May 1918
Kotka, Finland
Kotka, Finland
Died6 January 1997 (aged 78)
Kotka, Finland
Kotka, Finland
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
| Kalevi Laitinen | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kalevi Johannes Laitinen | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1918 Kotka, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 January 1997 (aged 78) Kotka, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kalevi Johannes Laitinen (19 May 1918 – 6 January 1997) was a Finnish gymnast and Olympic champion.
He was born and died in Kotka.
Laitinen competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises.[1] At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki he received a bronze medal in team combined exercises with the Finnish team.
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