Valdemar Rautio

Karl Johan Valdemar "Valle" Rautio (4 January 1921 – 5 September 1973) was a Finnish athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] Rautio earned a gold medal in the 1946 European Athletics Championships, in the Triple Jump, and achieved silver four years later.

Valdemar Rautio
Personal information
Full nameKarl Johan Valdemar Rautio
Nickname(s)Valle
Born4 January 1921 (1921-01-04)
Vaasa, Pohjanmaa, Finland
Died5 September 1973 (1973-09-06) (aged 52)
Nurmijärvi, Uusimaa, Finland

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valle Rautio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2012.


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