Paavo Aho

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full namePaavo•Aho
Used namePaavo•Aho
Born22 December 1891 in Helsinki, Uusimaa (FIN)
Died19 April 1918 in Kouvola, Kymenlaakso (FIN)
Measurements180 cm / 63 kg
AffiliationsTampereen Pyrintö, Tampere (FIN)
NOC Finland

Biography

Finland’s Paavo Aho was a journalist who also had a successful track and field career as a sprinter and shot putter. Aho was part of the quartet that became the Finnish champions in the 4 × 100 metres in 1909. At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics he competed in the shot put and the two-handed shot put events, finishing tenth and sixth, respectively. At the 1914 Baltic Games in Malmö he won the silver medal in the shot put with a throw of 13.33 metres.

In 1910 Aho graduated from Tampere Real High School to work as an editorial trainee before becoming a newspaper reporter in Kouvola. During the Finnish Civil War he was captured by the Red Guards and was executed and buried in Kouvola.

Personal Best: SP – 13.69.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Athletics FIN Paavo Aho
Shot Put, Men (Olympic) 10
Shot Put, Both Hands, Men (Olympic) 6
Discus Throw, Men (Olympic) DNS

Special Notes