Namesakes
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 1 silver, 1 silver/bronze
(silver) Matti Sippala (middle name Kalervo) 1932 javelin throw 
(bronze) Kalervo Toivonen 1936 javelin throw
(bronze) Arto Bryggare (middle name Kalervo) 1984 110 m hurdles
(silver/bronze) Jere Lehtinen (middle name Kalervo) 1994; 1998; 2006; 2010 ice hockey