Iivari Kyykoski
| Iivari Kyykoski | |||||||||||||||
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Kyykoski in 1905 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Pentti Iivari Kyykoski | ||||||||||||||
| Alternative name(s) | Bert Ivar Nordlund | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 February 1881 Luvia, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 December 1959 (aged 78) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat | ||||||||||||||
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]
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–).[2]
He finnicized his name from Nordlund to Kyykoski in 1906.[3]
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.[2]
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.[2] He eventually retired from the Defence Command in 1949.[3]
He also held various municipal positions of trust.[2]
He was issued orders and medals:[2]
- Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class
- Commemorative Medal of the Winter War
- The commemorative medal of the old Finnish army
Sport
Kyykoski won the Nordic students' coxed four rowing championship in the club Akateeminen Urheiluseura in 1905.[4]
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [5] |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[3]
References
- ^ "Iivari Kyykoski". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Suomen insinöörejä ja arkkitehtejä. Ingenjörer och arkitekter i Finland. 1948 (in Finnish and Swedish). Vaasa: Suomen Teknillinen Seura and Tekniska Föreningen i Finland. 1948. p. 246.
- ^ a b c Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 150. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- ^ "Den femte nordiska studentkapprodden". Frisk Bris (in Swedish). 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.