Paavo Aaltonen

Paavo Johannes Aaltonen (11 December 1919 – 9 September 1962)^[1] was a Finnish artistic gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he won four medals, of which three were gold, including a three-way tie for gold in the pommel horse with teammates Veikko Huhtanen and Heikki Savolainen. He also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics winning a team bronze for a total of five Olympic medals during his career. At the 1950 World Championships, he won the gold medal on the horizontal bar and the team silver medal.^[2]

Paavo Aaltonen
Full name	Paavo Johannes Aaltonen
Country represented	Finland
Born	(1919-12-11)11 December 1919 Kemi, Finland
Died	9 September 1962(1962-09-09) (aged 42) Sipoo, Finland
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Olympic Games 1948 London Pommel horse 1948 London Vault 1948 London Team 1948 London All-around 1952 Helsinki Team World Championships 1950 Basel Horizontal bar 1950 Basel Team

References

1. "Paavo Aaltonen". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
2. "Paavo Johannes Aaltonen". Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 July 2022.