Lauri Kolho (born Saxberg, 7 September 1886 – 17 September 1940) was a Finnish sports shooter, who competed at the

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

and the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

Shooting

Kolho was a board member of the

Finnish Shooting Sport Federation The Finnish Shooting Sport Federation, ''Finnish'' Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto (SAL), was founded in 1919 and is an umbrella organization for sport shooting in Finland, representing many international shooting sport organizations in Finland. SAL ...

in 1922–1923.

Biography

He performed his matriculation exam in the Vaasa Finnish Lycaeum in 1905. He tended his family farm from 1907. He fought in the

Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War; . Other designations: Brethren War, Citizen War, Class War, Freedom War, Red Rebellion and Revolution, . According to 1,005 interviews done by the newspaper ''Aamulehti'', the most popular names were as follows: Civil W ...

, acted as the local chief of Kolho White Guard and in the staff of the Northern Häme White Guard District. He was active in the Lapua Movement and the

Patriotic People's Movement Patriotic People's Movement ( fi, Isänmaallinen kansanliike, IKL, sv, Fosterländska folkrörelsen) was a Finnish nationalist and anti-communist political party. IKL was the successor of the previously banned Lapua Movement. It existed from 1 ...

. He died of ileus.

Family

His parents were farmer Abram Evert Kolho and Eulalia Riihimäki. Olympic shooters Voitto and

Yrjö Kolho Yrjö Eliel Kolho (née Saxberg, 23 April 1888 – 13 February 1969) was a Finnish sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Keuruu and died in Vilppula. He changed his name in 1905. In 1920 he won the silver me ...

were his brothers, as was architect

Vilho Kolho Vilho is a given name, and may refer to: * Vilho Luolajan-Mikkola (1911–2005), Finnish composer * Vilho Niittymaa (1896–1979), Finnish athlete * Vilho Petter Nenonen (1883–1960), Finnish general * Vilho Rättö (1913–200 ...

. Born Saxberg, they finnicized the family name to Kolho on 12 May 1906. He married home economics teacher Taimi Helena Ahola (1899–1966). They had four children: # Ulla Onerva (1931–1993), who married the economist Seppo Konttinen. # Eila Inkeri (1932–) # Vilma Kaarina (1935–) # Lauri Arimo (1938–)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolho, Lauri 1886 births 1940 deaths Finnish male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Finland Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics People from Keuruu Sportspeople from Central Finland