| Paavo Aaltonen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Paavo Johannes Aaltonen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1919 Kemi, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 1962 (aged 42) Sipoo, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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, he won the gold medal on the horizontal bar and the team silver medal.[2]
