Lauri Kolho
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7 September 1886
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Finland |
| Born | Lauri Saxberg 7 September 1886 Keuruu, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 17 September 1940 (aged 54) Vilppula, Finland |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Spouse | Taimi Helena Ahola |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
| Club |
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| Coached by | Matti 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]
| 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]
- Ulla Onerva (1931–1993), who married the economist Seppo Konttinen.[8]
- Eila Inkeri (1932–)
- Vilma Kaarina (1935–)
- Lauri Arimo (1938–)
