Aleksanteri Saarvala

Aleksanteri Saarvala
— Gymnast —
Country represented	Finland
Born	April 9, 1913
Died	October 7, 1989 (aged 76)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Horizontal bar 1948 London Team 1936 Berlin Team

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.^[1]

1948 Olympics

Saarvala also participated 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.

References

1. "1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 29, 2008)