Aleksanteri Saarvala

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Aleksanteri Saarvala (April 9, 1913 – October 7, 1989) was a Finnish gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where he received a gold medal in "horizontal bar", and a bronze medal in "team combined exercises". [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=11&sp=GYM "1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Gymnastics"] "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on March 29, 2008)]

1948 Olympics

Saarvala participated also at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished shared 4th in "horizontal bar", and 17th all-around. The Finnish team won gold medals, but as he was 7th best Finn he did not receive a medal.

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