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Erkki Kerttula

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Erkki Kerttula
Rolf Wiik, Kauko Jalkanen and Erkki Kerttula in 1952
Personal information
Born(1909-11-05)5 November 1909
Oulu, Finland
Died4 November 1989(1989-11-04) (aged 79)
Oulu, Finland
Sport
SportFencing

Erkki Kerttula (5 November 1909 – 4 November 1989) was a Finnish fencer.[1] He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

Kerttula and Rolf Wiik were considered Finland's two best Olympic fencers; Kerttula was noted in an article in Yle as having said that "he would have easily won the gold [at the 1952 Olympics]. However, he had gone to take a nap before the last matches, and he was remembered to be woken up only a few minutes before the start of the matches."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Miekka-Miehet täyttää 90 vuotta" [Miekka-Miehet turns 90 years old]. Fencing-Pentathlon.fi. March 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Erkki Kerttula Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  3. ^ Lauhio, Jesperi (June 13, 2013). "Kalvan kalistelua kotimaassa" [Shaking the skin at home]. Yle.
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