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Birger Kivelä

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Birger Kivelä
Personal information
Born(1920-12-20)December 20, 1920
Helsinki, Finland
DiedSeptember 27, 2013(2013-09-27) (aged 92)
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
SportDiving

Jarl Birger Kivelä (20 December 1920 – 27 September 2013)[1] was a Finnish diver who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he finished 13th in a field of 31 competitors in the men's 10 metre platform event. He was born in Helsinki[2] and served as the President of the Finnish Swimming Association in the early 1970s. From the mid-1990s until his death he competed in master's level diving championships.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Mustonen, Pertti (30 September 2013). "Birger Kivelä on poissa". uimaliitto. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "Birger Kivelä Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Historia" (in Finnish). Härveli. 2012. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2012-03-13.