Kalevi Laitinen (gymnast)

{{short description|Finnish gymnast}}

{{distinguish|text=the Finnish Olympic speed skater Kalevi Laitinen (speed skater)}}

{{Infobox gymnast

| name = Kalevi Laitinen

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| full_name = Kalevi Johannes Laitinen

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|05|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kotka, Finland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|01|06|1918|05|19|df=yes}}

| death_place = Kotka, Finland

| discipline = MAG

| country = Finland

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|1948 London|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1952 Helsinki|Team}}

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Kalevi Johannes Laitinen (19 May 1918 – 6 January 1997) was a Finnish gymnast and Olympic champion.

He was born and died in Kotka.

Laitinen competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises.[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=12&sp=GYM "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827053732/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=12&sp=GYM |date=2007-08-27 }} databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki he received a bronze medal in team combined exercises with the Finnish team.