Paavo Aho
Paavo Aho (22 December 1891 – 19 April 1918) was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he finished sixth in the two handed shot put competition and tenth in the shot put event.[1]
He was born in Helsinki and was executed during the Finnish Civil War, having been captured while acting as a local White Guard commander in Hamina.[2]
References
- ↑ "Paavo Aho". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ "Vuoden 1918 kahinoissa kuoli viisi suomalaista olympiaurheilijaa". sci.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
External links
- list of Finnish athletes Archived 2007-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Paavo Aho at World Athletics
- Paavo Aho at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Paavo Aho at Olympics.com
- Paavo Aho at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1918 deaths
- 20th-century executions by Finland
- Athletes from Helsinki
- Sportspeople from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Executed Finnish people
- Finnish men shot putters
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- People killed in the Finnish Civil War (White side)
- People executed by Finland by firing squad
- Olympic men shot putters
- Finnish athletics biography stubs