Oiva Lommi
Oiva Lommi (born June 30, 1922 in Vehkalahti , today Hamina , † July 23, 2000 in Kotka ) was a Finnish rower who received an Olympic bronze medal in 1952.
Oiva Lommi took in 1948 along with his cousin Veikko Lommi , Helge Forsberg , Osrik Forsberg and helmsman Veli Autio at the Olympic Games in London in part. In the run-up, the Finnish four-man with helmsman lost to the French. After beating the Australians in the repechage, the Finns lost in the intermediate run against the eventual Olympic champions from the United States.
Before the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , Finnish rowers had not won an Olympic medal. At the Olympic regatta, the Finnish four without a helmsman with Veikko Lommi, Kauko Wahlsten , Oiva Lommi and Lauri Nevalainen took second place behind the Yugoslav four and reached the semi-finals. In the semi-finals the Finns rowed to fourth and last place, only the semi-final winners from Yugoslavia and France reached the final. The other three finalists were determined in three hope runs, the Finns won their hope run ahead of the boats from Italy and the United States. The final was won by the Yugoslav four-man ahead of the French, behind which the Finns won the bronze medal just ahead of the British.
Web links
- Oiva Lommi in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 . P. 105
- ↑ Volker Kluge: Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 . P. 268f
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lommi, Oiva |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vehkalahti , today Hamina |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 2000 |
| Place of death | Kotka |