Aale Tynni

Aale Tynni
Born
Aale Maria Tynni

(1913-10-03)3 October 1913
Died21 October 1997(1997-10-21) (aged 84)
Olympic medal record
Art competitions
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Lyric

Aale Maria Tynni-Haavio (3 October 1913 – 21 October 1997) was a Finnish poet and translator. She is best known for editing and translating European poetry ranging from the Middle Ages into Finnish in a comprehensive anthology entitled Tuhat Laulujen Vuotta in 1957. She participated in the Art Competitions of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and won the gold medal in the Lyric Works, Literature category for "Laurel of Hellas".[1]

  1. ^ "Aale Tynni". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.