Aale Tynni

Olympic athlete

1913 – 1997

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Who was Aale Tynni?

Aale Maria Tynni-Haavio was a Finnish poet and translator and wife of fellow Finnish poet Martti Haavio.

She is best known for editing and translating European poetry ranging from the Middle Ages into Finnish in a comprehensive anthology of entitled Tuhat Laulujen Vuotta in.

She won a Gold Medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London in the Lyric Works, Literature category for "Laurel of Hellas".

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Born
Oct 3, 1913
Died
Oct 21, 1997
Helsinki

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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