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Estonian discus thrower

Gustav Kalkun
Personal information
Born22 March 1898
Raadi, Governorate of Livonia
Died24 April 1972 (aged 74)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Geneva
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
ClubNMKÜ Tartu
University of Geneva
Achievements and titles
Personal best45.61 (1928)

Gustav Kalkun (22 March 1898 – 24 April 1972) was an Estonian discus thrower. He competed at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics and placed 15th and 10th, respectively. He was selected as the Olympic flag bearer for Estonia in 1928.

Kalkun graduated from school in Riga, Latvia (1916), and then studied physical education in Tartu, Estonia (1927), and Geneva, Switzerland (1930). He fought as a volunteer in World War I and Estonian War of Independence. He later worked as a physical education teacher in Tallinn, Narva and Tartu and acted as a referee and journalist covering athletics and basketball. In 1944, when Soviet troops arrived in Estonia, he emigrated to the United States. He was physical director of the YMCA in London, Ontario until 1950, when he took the same position at the YMCA in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He was married to Waralda Ilmatara Kalkun, who died in 1967. Kalkun died at a hospital in Windsor, Ontario, in 1972.

Kalkun's nephew was actor Karl Kalkun, whose son is the sports journalist Kristjan Kalkun [et].

References

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  2. Gustav Kalkun. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ "New Physical Director for Sault YMCA". The Sault Star. Sault St. Marie, ON. 9 August 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 18 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. Estonia. sports-reference.com
  5. "Gustav Kalkun". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. Kalkun, Gustav. Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon
  7. "Kalkun, Mrs. Waralda Ilmatara". The Sault Star. Sault St. Marie, ON. 19 September 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 18 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. "Kalkun Gustav". The Sault Star. Sault St. Marie, ON. 24 April 1972. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. Vikat, Marilin (2 August 2005). "Kristjan Kalkun sai vägilase mõõtu poja". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 16 June 2022.


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