9 September 1962(1962-09-09) (aged 42) Sipoo, Finland
Height
175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Discipline
Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
1948 London
Pommel horse
1948 London
Vault
1948 London
Team
1948 London
All-around
1952 Helsinki
Team
World Championships
1950 Basel
Horizontal bar
1950 Basel
Team
Paavo Johannes Aaltonen (11 December 1919 – 9 September 1962)[1] was a Finnish artistic gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he won four medals, of which three were gold, including a three-way tie for gold in the pommel horse with teammates Veikko Huhtanen and Heikki Savolainen. He also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, winning a team bronze for a total of five Olympic medals during his career. At the 1950 World Championships, Aaltonen won the gold medal on the horizontal bar and the team silver medal.[2]
^"Paavo Aaltonen". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^"Paavo Johannes Aaltonen". Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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