Kaarlo Johannes ("Hannes") Torpo (21 January 1901 – 10 September 1980) was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

. He was born in

Keikyä Keikyä is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland in the former Turku and Pori Province, now in Pirkanmaa. Together with Kiikka, it formed the Äetsä municipality in 1981, which formed the Sastamala municipalit ...

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and died in

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. In 1924, he finished fourth in the shot put competition.

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1901 births 1980 deaths People from Sastamala Finnish male shot putters Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Athletes from Pirkanmaa 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub