Birger Kivelä

Jarl Birger Kivelä (20 December 1920 – 27 September 2013)[1] was a Finnish diver who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he finished 13th in a field of 31 competitors in the men's 10 metre platform event. He was born in Helsinki[2] and served as the President of the Finnish Swimming Association in the early 1970s. From the mid-1990s until his death he competed in master's level diving championships.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Mustonen, Pertti (30 September 2013). "Birger Kivelä on poissa". uimaliitto. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "Birger Kivelä Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Historia" (in Finnish). Härveli. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-13.


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