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Erkki Olavi Kataja (19 June 1924 in
Kuusankoski Kuusankoski is a neighbourhood of city of Kouvola, former industrial town and municipality of Finland, located in the region of Kymenlaakso in the province of Southern Finland. The population of Kuusankoski was 20,392 (2003) and the total are ...
– 27 April 1969) was a Finnish athlete, who competed mainly in the
pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the M ...
. He competed for Finland in the
1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ...
held in
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, Great Britain where he won the silver medal in the pole vault event. 1924 births 1969 deaths People from Kuusankoski Finnish male pole vaulters Olympic silver medalists for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Finland Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub