Vilho Vauhkonen
| Vilho Vauhkonen medal table |
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| bronze | Antwerp 1920 | AG horizontal 300 m (M) |
| bronze | Antwerp 1920 | Serial Stag, double shot (M) |
Vilhelm "Vilho" Vauhkonen (born February 6, 1877 in Pieksämäki , † February 1, 1957 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish marksman .
successes
Vilho Vauhkonen took part in the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 and in Antwerp in 1920 . In 1912 he finished fifth in the team competition with the free rifle in the three-position battle, while he finished the individual in 41st place. Eight years later, Vauhkonen competed in eight disciplines and achieved a top ten placement in seven of them. In the prone position with the army rifle, he won the bronze medal in the team competition alongside Kaarlo Lappalainen , Voitto Kolho , Veli Nieminen and Magnus Wegelius , in the individual he was fourth. In the three-position fight with the free rifle, he also missed another medal win as fourth with the team. He finally secured a second bronze medal in the team competition of the Running Deer in a double shot when he finished third behind Norway and Sweden with Yrjö Kolho , Robert Tikkanen , Nestori Toivonen and Magnus Wegelius.
Web links
- Vilho Vauhkonen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Vauhkonen, Vilho |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vauhkonen, Vilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pieksämäki , Grand Duchy of Finland |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1957 |
| Place of death | Helsinki , Finland |