About Kalervo Toivonen
Lived 1913 – 2006 (aged 93). Kalervo Toivonen was a Finnish javelin thrower and athletics competitor.
Kaarlo Kalervo Toivonen (22 January 1913, Salo – 25 July 2006) was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw during his career.
Toivonen represented Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he threw the javelin 70.72 metres to win the bronze medal. The competition in the javelin throw was extremely close; fellow Finn, Yrjo Nikkanen finished just five centimeters ahead of Toivonen to win the silver medal, and one meter ahead of both Finns was Germany's Gerhard Stöck, who won the gold medal at 71.84 meters.
Both Toivonen and Nikkanen had been ahead of Gerhard Stöck through four rounds of throwing; then in round five, Stöck came through with his gold medal-winning performance.
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Who was Kalervo Toivonen?
athletics competitor (1913–2006)
When was Kalervo Toivonen born?
Kalervo Toivonen was born on 22 January 1913 in Salo.
When did Kalervo Toivonen die?
Kalervo Toivonen died on 5 July 2006 in Turku.
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Kalervo Toivonen was a javelin thrower and athletics competitor.
What nationality was Kalervo Toivonen?
Kalervo Toivonen was Finnish.
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