Jalmari Kivenheimo Explained

Viktor Jalmar "Jalmari" Kivenheimo (25 September 1889  - 29 October 1994) was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was part of the Finnish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. He is the longest-lived Olympic medalist, and he died in 1994 at the age of 105.[2] [3] He was the last surviving Olympic medalist born before the 1896 Games began on 6 April.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KIVENVIK01 databaseOlympics profile for Jalmari Kivenheimo
  2. Book: Greenberg, Stan. Olympian Almanack 2008. September 2007.
  3. Web site: Jalmari Kivenheimo . Olympedia . 15 April 2021.