Kalle Kustaa Paasia

Kalle Kustaa Paasia
Personal information
Full name	Kaarlo Kustaa Paasia
Nickname	Kalle
National team	Finland
Born	28 August 1883; Sääksmäki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	19 December 1961 (aged 78); Naantali, Finland
Occupation(s)	Agronomist, chief executíve officer, teacher
Spouses	Edit Erika Kalalahti (1917); Helmi Elisabet Kivekäs (1922);
Sport
Sport	Gymnastics
Club	Ylioppilasvoimistelijat
Medal record
Men's Gymnastics

Kaarlo Kustaa "Kalle" Paasia^[1] (28 August 1883 – 19 December 1961) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Gymnastics

Kalle Kustaa Paasia at the Olympic Games
Games	Event	Rank	Notes
1908 Summer Olympics	Men's team	3rd	Source: ^[3]

He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.

Biography

His parents were farmer Kalle Kustaa Paasia and Amanda Kustaantytär. He was married twice:^[4]

Edit Erika Kalalahti (1917)
Helmi Elisabet Kivekäs (1922)

He completed his matriculation exam at the Hämeenlinna Lyceum in 1905 and graduated as an agronomist in 1911.^[4]

He worked as a chief executive officer of Toijala dairy, principal and teacher of Päivölä farm school, an assistant at the state butter inspection plant in Hanko and a manager at the butter inspection plant in Turku.^[4]

Sources

Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 237. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

References

^ Siukonen, Markku (2012). Olympiakisat 1896–2012. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Docendo. p. 715. ISBN 978-952-5912-57-9.
^ "Kalle Kustaa Paasia". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. pp. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c Enkainen, Aune (1955). Agronomit 1853–1954. Agronomerna 1853–1954 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Agronomien yhdistys. p. 448.