Yrjö Valkama

Yrjö Valkama
Yrjö Valkama in 1944
Personal information
Born(1894-06-05)June 5, 1894
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
DiedMarch 3, 1975(1975-03-03) (aged 80)
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
SportDiving

Yrjö Armas Valkama (ne Flaming, June 5, 1894 – March 3, 1975) was a Finnish diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1920, he finished fifth in the plain high diving event. Four years later, he was eliminated in the first round of the plain high diving competition.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yrjö Valkama Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Yrjö Valkama". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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