Karl Johan Valdemar "Valle" Rautio (4 January 1921 – 5 September 1973) was a

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who competed 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 ca ...

and in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Rautio earned a gold medal in the 1946 European Athletics Championships in the Triple Jump, and achieved silver four years later.

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* * * * 1921 births 1973 deaths Finnish male triple jumpers Olympic athletes of Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Vaasa {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub