Lauri 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.

Lauri Kolho
Personal information
Birth nameLauri Saxberg
National teamFinland
Born(1886-09-07)7 September 1886
Keuruu, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died17 September 1940(1940-09-17) (aged 54)
Vilppula, Finland
OccupationFarmer
Spouse(s)Taimi Helena Ahola
Sport
SportSports shooting
Club
  • Suomen Metsästysyhdistys
  • Kolhon Ampuma- ja Metsästysseura
Coached byMatti Kolho

Shooting
Lauri Kolho at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics 300 metre free rifle, three positions 39th Source:[1]
1912 Summer Olympics 300 metre free rifle, three positions 57th

Kolho was a board member of the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation in 1922–1923.[2]

Family

Olympic shooters Voitto and Yrjö Kolho were his brothers.[3] Born Saxberg, they finnicized the family name to Kolho on 12 May 1906.[4]

He and Taimi Helena Ahola were the parents of Ulla Onerva, who married the economist Seppo Konttinen.[5]

Sources
  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 135. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

References
  1. Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  2. Virtapohja, Kalle (2019). Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 [History of sport shooting in Finland] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto. p. 58. ISBN 9789519699127.
  3. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 135. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  4. "Nimenmuuttoja. Namförändringar". Lisälehti Suomen Virallisen Lehden. Bihang till Finlands Allmänna Tidning. Suomen Wirallinen Lehti (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki. 12 May 1906. p. 28. ISSN 1457-4675. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  5. Huovinen, Pentti; et al., eds. (1978). Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja). henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista [Who's who in Finland] (in Finnish) (1978 ed.). Helsinki: Otava. p. 414. ISBN 951-1-04755-8. Retrieved 26 October 2018 – via Project Runeberg.
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