Kalle Jalkanen
Cross-country skier
Died when: 34 years 118 days (411 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Kalle Jalkanen (10 May 1907 in Suonenjoki – 5 September 1941 in Kirjasalo) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1930s.He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 × 10 km relay.
He won the relay along with Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen and Matti Lähde.Jalkanen's biggest successes were at the Nordic skiing World Championships where he earned four medals, including one gold (50 km: 1938), two silvers (18 km and 4 × 10 km relay: both 1937), and one bronze (18 km: 1938) He was killed during World War II.
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