Yrjö_Valkama

Yrjö Valkama

Yrjö Valkama

Finnish diver

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. He was born and died in Helsinki.[1]

Yrjö Valkama in 1944

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. [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. [2]
    "Yrjö Valkama". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.


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