About Matti Markkanen
Lived 1887 – 1942 (aged 54). Matti Markkanen was a Finnish artistic gymnast.
Matti Markkanen (14 May 1887 – 2 April 1942) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography Markkanen's parents were ambulatory school teacher, Matti Markkanen, and Katrina Kristina Voutilainen. He married Aili Nygrén in 1915.
He was ordained as a priest in 1910. He served as a chaplain in Uukuniemi, Pielavesi, and Lappee from 1913 to 1928 and as a vicar in Vieremä from 1928.
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.
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Who was Matti Markkanen?
gymnast (1887–1942)
When was Matti Markkanen born?
Matti Markkanen was born on 14 May 1887 in Kuopio.
When did Matti Markkanen die?
Matti Markkanen died on 4 February 1942 in Vieremä.
What was Matti Markkanen's occupation?
Matti Markkanen was an artistic gymnast.
What nationality was Matti Markkanen?
Matti Markkanen was Finnish.
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