Kalevi Kotkas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kalevi Kotkas

Olympic athlete

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1913

Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia

Date of Death: 24-Aug-1983

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Finland, Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Kalevi Kotkas (10 August 1913 – 24 August 1983) was an Estonian-born Finnish athlete, specializing in high jump, discus throw and shot put.
He became the first ever European champion in high jump, in 1934 in Turin, and competed in the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.
In 1936 he cleared the same height of 2.00 m as the medalists Dave Albritton and Delos Thurber, but made more attempts and was placed fourth.Kalevi Kotkas set four European records in high jump, but two of them – achieved in Rio de Janeiro in 1934 – were never ratified.
The ratified records were 2.03 meters (Helsinki, 12 July 1936) and 2.04 meters (Gothenburg, 1 September 1936).