Voitto Kolho
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| Born |
6 February 1885 Keuruu, Finland | ||||||||||||
| Died |
4 October 1963 (aged 78) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Voitto Valdemar Kolho (6 February 1885 – 4 October 1963) was a Finnish sport shooter who competed at the 1908, the 1912, the 1920 and the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
1908 London
In 1908 he finished eighth in the team free rifle competition and 17th in the 300 metre free rifle event.
1912 Stockholm
Four years later he finished fifth in the team free rifle competition and 13th in the 300 metre free rifle, three positions event.
1920 Antwerp
In 1920 he won the bronze medal as member of the Finnish team in the team 300 metre military rifle, prone competition.
In the 1920 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:
- team free rifle - fourth place
- 300 metre free rifle, three positions - seventh place
- Team 300 metre military rifle, standing - seventh place
- Team 600 metre military rifle, prone - eighth place
- Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone - tenth place
- team 50 metre free pistol - eleventh place
1924 Paris
His last Olympic appearance was in 1924 when he finished fifth with the Finnish team in the team free rifle event and 18th in the 50 metre rifle, prone competition.
References
- ↑ "Sports Reference: Voitto Kolho". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2014-02-10.