Kalle Jalkanen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kalle Jalkanen

Finnish cross-country skier

Date of Birth: 10-May-1907

Place of Birth: Suonenjoki, Eastern Finland Province, Finland

Date of Death: 05-Sep-1941

Profession: cross-country skier

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Kalle Jalkanen (10 May 1907 in Suonenjoki - 5 September 1941 in Kirjasalo) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1930s.
He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay.
He won the relay along with Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen and Matti Lähde. Jalkanen's biggest successes were at the Nordic skiing World Championships where he earned 4 medals, including 1 gold (50 km: 1938), 2 silvers (18 km and 4 x 10 km: both 1937), and 1 bronze (18 km: 1938) He was killed during World War II.