Country represented Finland Name Aleksanteri Saarvala | Role Olympic athlete | |
Born April 9, 1913 ( 1913-04-09 ) Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics Died October 7, 1989, Toronto, Canada Olympic medals Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's Horizontal Bar | ||
Aleksanteri Saarvala (April 9, 1913 – October 7, 1989) was a Finnish gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where he received a gold medal in horizontal bar, and a bronze medal in team combined exercises.
1948 Olympics
Saarvala also participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished shared 4th in horizontal bar, and 17th all-around. The Finnish team won gold medals, but as he was 7th best Finn he did not receive a medal.
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