Iivari Kyykoski
| File:Iivari Kyykoski 1905.png In 1905 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Gymnastics, rowing |
| Club |
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Medal record | |
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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]
Sport
He won the Nordic students' coxed four rowing championship in the club Akateeminen Urheiluseura in 1905.[2]
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 Ministry of Defense ordnance department. 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
- ↑ "Iivari Kyykoski". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ "Den femte nordiska studentkapprodden". Frisk Bris (in svenska). 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in suomi). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 150. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Suomen insinöörejä ja arkkitehtejä. Ingenjörer och arkitekter i Finland. 1948 (in suomi and svenska). Vaasa: Suomen Teknillinen Seura and Tekniska Föreningen i Finland. 1948. p. 246.
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