Kalle Jalkanen
Kalle Jalkanen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 × 10 km relay. He won the relay along with Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen and Matti Lähde.
Jalkanen's biggest successes were at the Nordic skiing World Championships where he earned four medals, including one gold, two silvers, and one bronze
He was killed during World War II.All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km
relay |
| 1937 | 29 | Silver | 4 | Silver |
| 1938 | 30 | Bronze | Gold | — |
| 1939 | 31 | 4 | — | — |
