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Finnish diver
Yrjö Valkama
Yrjö Valkama in 1944
Personal information
Born(1894-06-05)June 5, 1894
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
DiedMarch 3, 1975(1975-03-03) (aged 80)
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
SportDiving

Yrjö Armas Valkama (ne Flaming, June 5, 1894 – March 3, 1975) was a Finnish diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

In 1920, he finished fifth in the plain high diving event. Four years later, he was eliminated in the first round of the plain high diving competition.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yrjö Valkama Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. "Yrjö Valkama". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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