Kalle Järvinen (27 March 1903 – 25 August 1941) was a Finnish

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

. He competed in the men's shot put at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

. In 1941, while serving in

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, Järvinen was shot and killed by a fellow soldier during a fight. Both men were drunk at the time. The soldier was later court-martialed for killing Järvinen and sentenced to 8 years in prison.

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* 1903 births 1941 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Finnish male shot putters Olympic athletes for Finland Finnish military personnel killed in World War II Finnish people murdered abroad 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub