Veikko Lommi
Veikko Kristian Lommi (born November 7, 1917 in Vehkalahti , today Hamina , † June 20, 1989 in Kotka ) was a Finnish rower who received an Olympic bronze medal in 1952.
Veikko Lommi took in 1948 along with Helge Forsberg , his cousin Oiva Lommi , 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
- Veikko 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, Veikko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lommi, Veikko Kristian (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vehkalahti , today Hamina |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1989 |
| Place of death | Kotka |