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Kalevi Kotkas

Kalevi Kotkas
Kalevi Kotkas, Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower (d. 1983)

Kalevi Kotkas was an Estonian-born Finnish athlete, specializing in high jump, discus throw and shot put. He became the first ever European champion in high jump, in 1934 in Turin, and competed in the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he cleared the same height of 2.00 m as the medalists Dave Albritton and Delos Thurber, but made more attempts and was placed fourth.

10 August 1913

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