Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Kalevi (Kalev-)•Kotkas |
Used name | Kalevi•Kotkas |
Born | 10 August 1913 in Tallinn, Harjumaa (EST) |
Died | 24 August 1983 in Vantaa, Uusimaa (FIN) |
Measurements | 194 cm / 100 kg |
Affiliations | HKV, Helsinki (FIN) |
NOC | Finland |
Kalevi Kotkas had the following podium finishes at major championships: 1st in the 1934 European Championships High Jump, 2nd in the 1938 European Championships High Jump. In the 1938 European Championships discus throw he finished fourth.
Personal Bests: HJ – 2.04 (1936); DT – 51.27 (1937).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1932 Summer Olympics | Athletics | FIN | Kalevi Kotkas | |||
Discus Throw, Men (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
1936 Summer Olympics | Athletics | FIN | Kalevi Kotkas | |||
High Jump, Men (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
Discus Throw, Men (Olympic) | AC r1/2 |