Paavo Aaltonen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paavo Aaltonen

Finnish gymnast

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1919

Place of Birth: Kemi, Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland, Finland

Date of Death: 09-Sep-1962

Profession: artistic gymnast

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Paavo Johannes Aaltonen (11 December 1919 – 9 September 1962) was a Finnish gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion. Aaltonen was the second most successful gymnast at the 1948 Summer Olympics taking home four medals, of which three were gold.
His fellow countryman, Veikko Huhtanen, managed five medals including three golds.
In the pommel horse event Aaltonen, Huhtanen and Heikki Savolainen had the same score and the gold medal was shared between the three.