Gustav Kalkun
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 March 1898 Raadi, Governorate of Livonia |
| Died | 24 April 1972 (aged 74) Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Discus throw |
| Club | NMKÜ Tartu University of Geneva |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 45.61 (1928)[1][2] |
Gustav Kalkun (22 March 1898 – 24 April 1972) was an Estonian discus thrower.[3] He competed at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics and placed 15th and 10th, respectively.[1] He was selected as the Olympic flag bearer for Estonia in 1928.[4][5]
Kalkun graduated from school in Riga, Latvia (1916), and then studied physical education in Tartu, Estonia (1927), and Geneva, Switzerland (1930). He fought as a volunteer in World War I and Estonian War of Independence. He later worked as a physical education teacher in Tallinn, Narva and Tartu and acted as a referee and journalist covering athletics and basketball. In 1944, when Soviet troops arrived in Estonia, he emigrated to the United States.[6] He was physical director of the YMCA in London, Ontario until 1950, when he took the same position at the YMCA in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[3] He was married to Waralda Ilmatara Kalkun, who died in 1967.[7] Kalkun died at a hospital in Windsor, Ontario, in 1972.[8]
Kalkun's nephew was actor Karl Kalkun, whose son is the sports journalist Kristjan Kalkun.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gustav Kalkun. sports-reference.com
- ^ Gustav Kalkun. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b "New Physical Director for Sault YMCA". The Sault Star. Sault St. Marie, ON. 9 August 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 18 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Estonia. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Gustav Kalkun". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Kalkun, Gustav. Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon
- ^ "Kalkun, Mrs. Waralda Ilmatara". The Sault Star. Sault St. Marie, ON. 19 September 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 18 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kalkun Gustav". The Sault Star. Sault St. Marie, ON. 24 April 1972. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vikat, Marilin (2 August 2005). "Kristjan Kalkun sai vägilase mõõtu poja". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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