Veli Nieminen
| Veli Nieminen medal table |
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 Veli Nieminen (1928) |
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| bronze | London 1908 | Team all-around |
| bronze | Antwerp 1920 | AG horizontal 300 m (M) |
Heikki Veli Nieminen (* 1. February 1886 in Tyrväntö ; † 1. April 1936 in Hämeenlinna ) was a Finnish sports shooter and Turner .
successes
Veli Nieminen took part in three Olympic Games . In 1908 in London he competed in gymnastics and won the bronze medal in the team all-around competition. At the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 he also won the bronze medal in the prone position with the army rifle in the team competition alongside Kaarlo Lappalainen , Voitto Kolho , Vilho Vauhkonen and Magnus Wegelius . In the three-position fight with the free rifle, however, he missed winning a medal as fourth with the team. In two other disciplines, Nieminen achieved a top ten placement. In 1924 he did not win a medal, with the free rifle he achieved his best result with fifth place in the team competition.
From 1927 to 1936, Nieminen was General Secretary of the Finnish Shooting Federation and was also a member of its board from 1919 to 1933.
Web links
- Veli Nieminen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nieminen, Veli |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nieminen, Heikki Veli (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tyrväntö , Grand Duchy of Finland |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1936 |
| Place of death | Hämeenlinna , Finland |