Pentti Iivari Kyykoski (born Bert Ivar Nordlund, 16 February 1881 – 8 December 1959) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Birth name | Bert Ivar Nordlund | ||||||||
| Full name | Pentti Iivari Kyykoski | ||||||||
| National team | Finland | ||||||||
| Born | 16 February 1881 Luvia, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 8 December 1959 (aged 78) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||
| Education | Master of Science (Technology) | ||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Mechanical engineer, control engineer, lieutenant colonel engineer, estate manager, technical director, office manager | ||||||||
| Spouse | Ida Maria Ylönen | ||||||||
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| Sport | Gymnastics, rowing | ||||||||
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Medal record
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Sport edit
He won the Nordic students' coxed four rowing championship in the club Akateeminen Urheiluseura in 1905.[2]
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [3] |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[4]
Biography edit
His father was tax collector Lars Victor Nordlund and mother Amanda Gustava Starck. He married Ida Maria Ylönen in 1908. He had two children, Pentti Kalervo (1911–) and Aune-Marjatta (1913–).[5]
He finnicized his name from Nordlund to Kyykoski in 1906.[4]
He completed his matriculation exam in Porin Lyseo in 1900 and graduated as a Master of Science from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1909.[5]
He worked as a technical director and a chief executive officer in various factories in the private sector in 1910–1922. He entered the military sector in 1923 as a technical inspector at the ordnance department of the Ministry of Defence. He completed the engineer officer examination in 1926, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel engineer in 1933.[5] He eventually retired from the Defence Command in 1949.[4]
He also held various municipal positions of trust.[5]
He was issued orders and medals:[5]
- Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class
- Commemorative Medal of the Winter War
- The commemorative medal of the old Finnish army
References edit
- ^ "Iivari Kyykoski". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Den femte nordiska studentkapprodden". Frisk Bris (in Swedish). July 1905. p. 116. ISSN 0359-6648. Retrieved 2 June 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. pp. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ^ a b c Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 150. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- ^ a b c d e Suomen insinöörejä ja arkkitehtejä. Ingenjörer och arkitekter i Finland. 1948 (in Finnish and Swedish). Vaasa: Suomen Teknillinen Seura and Tekniska Föreningen i Finland. 1948. p. 246.