Matti Markkanen

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Born(1887-05-14)14 May 1887
Kuopio, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died2 April 1942(1942-04-02) (aged 54)
Vieremä, Finland
Country
represented
Finland Finland
Matti Markkanen
Born(1887-05-14)14 May 1887
Kuopio, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died2 April 1942(1942-04-02) (aged 54)
Vieremä, Finland
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Finland Finland
ClubYlioppilasvoimistelijat
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1908 LondonTeam

Matti Markkanen (14 May 1887 – 2 April 1942) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Markkanen's parents were ambulatory school teacher, Matti Markkanen, and Katrina Kristina Voutilainen. He married Aili Nygrén in 1915.[2]

He was ordained as a priest in 1910. He served as a chaplain in Uukuniemi, Pielavesi, and Lappee from 1913 to 1928 and as a vicar in Vieremä from 1928.[2]

Gymnastics

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