Kalle Kustaa Tuulos (15 May 1930 — 4 March 2001) was a Finnish

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. Competing in

single skating Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested ...

, he was an eight-time Finnish national champion (1949–56) representing Tampereen Luistelijat of

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

. Sent to two Winter Olympics, Tuulos placed 13th in 1952 (Oslo) and 15th in 1956 (Cortina d'Ampezzo). He was the nephew of

Vilho Tuulos Vilho "Ville" Immanuel Tuulos (26 March 1895 – 2 September 1967) was a Finland, Finnish triple jumper and long jumper. He won a gold medal in the Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump, triple jump at the 1920 Summer Olym ...

Competitive highlights

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1930 births 2001 deaths Finnish male single skaters Sportspeople from Tampere Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Finland 20th-century Finnish people 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-figure-skating-bio-stub