About Iivari Kyykoski
Lived 1881 – 1959 (aged 78). Iivari Kyykoski was a Finnish artistic gymnast.
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.
Biography Kyykoski's 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–).
He finnicized his name from Nordlund to Kyykoski in 1906.
+ Iivari Kyykoski at the Olympic GamesGamesEventRankNotes1908 Summer OlympicsMen's team 3rd Source:
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.
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Who was Iivari Kyykoski?
gymnast (1881-1959)
When was Iivari Kyykoski born?
Iivari Kyykoski was born on 16 February 1881 in Luvia.
When did Iivari Kyykoski die?
Iivari Kyykoski died on 8 December 1959 in Helsinki.
What was Iivari Kyykoski's occupation?
Iivari Kyykoski was an artistic gymnast.
What nationality was Iivari Kyykoski?
Iivari Kyykoski was Finnish.
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