Matti Markkanen (14 May 1887 – 2 April 1942) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Early life Markkanen was born on 14 May 1887 to ambulatory school teacher Matti Markkanen and Katrina Kristina Voutilainen.
Gymnastics career + Matti Markkanen at the Olympic GamesGamesEventRankNotes1908 Summer OlympicsMen's team 3rd Source:
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.
Post-gymnastics career He was ordained as a priest in 1910. He served as a chaplain in Uukuniemi, Pielavesi, and Lappee from 1913 to 1928 and as a vicar in Vieremä from 1928.
Personal life He married Aili Nygrén in 1915.
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