Väinö Korhonen
| Väinö Korhonen medal table |
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 Olavi Mannonen (left) in 1956 with Lars Hall (center) and Korhonen (right) |
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 Olympic games
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| bronze | Melbourne 1956 | singles |
| bronze | Melbourne 1956 | team |
Väinö Korhonen (born December 21, 1926 in Swetogorsk , Russian SFSR ) is a former Finnish pentathlete and fencer .
Career
Korhonen appeared at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 in both modern pentathlon and fencing . In the individual, he finished third behind Lars Hall and his compatriot Olavi Mannonen , which meant winning the bronze medal. In the team competition, to which Berndt Katter also contributed in addition to Korhonen and Mannonen , he also won bronze. In epee fencing, he was eliminated in the group stage as sixth in his group.
At world championships in modern pentathlon he was runner- up with the team in 1957 and 1959 , and in 1958 he won bronze with the team. His best result in the individual was a fourth place in 1957.
1954 and 1955 he was Finnish champion in fencing.
Web links
- Väinö Korhonen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Korhonen, Väinö |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish pentathlete and fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Svetogorsk , Russian SFSR |