Kauko Paananen

{{short description|Finnish equestrian}}

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| name = Kauko Paananen

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| nationality = Finnish

| sport = Equestrian

| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|10|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kuopio, Finland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|12|20|1924|10|7|df=yes}}

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Kauko Paananen (7 October 1924 – 20 December 2001){{Cite web|title=Kauko Emil Paananen|url=http://haudat.genealogia.fi/php/haudat1f.php?coun=fi&lang=fi&code=200&id=17827|access-date=21 July 2021|website=Suomen Sukututkimusseura|language=fi|archive-date=21 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721134837/http://haudat.genealogia.fi/php/haudat1f.php?coun=fi&lang=fi&code=200&id=17827|url-status=dead}} was a Finnish equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/kauko-paananen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180138/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/kauko-paananen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Kauko Paananen Olympic Results |access-date=22 April 2020}}