Yrjö Kolho
Personal information
Born(1888-04-23)23 April 1888
Keuruu, Finland
Died13 February 1969(1969-02-13) (aged 80)
Vilppula, Finland
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp team running deer,
single shots
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp team running deer,
double shots

Yrjö Eliel Kolho (née Saxberg, 23 April 1888 – 13 February 1969) was a Finnish sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Keuruu and died in Vilppula. He changed his name in 1905.

In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the Finnish team in the team running deer, single shots event and the bronze medal in the team running deer, double shots competition. In the 1920 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Yrjö Kolho". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Yrjö Kolho". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 August 2021.


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