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Full name | Heikki Veli Nieminen | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1886-12-01)1 December 1886 Tyrväntö, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 April 1936(1936-04-01) (aged 49) Hämeenlinna, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Resting place | Tyrväntö cemetery, Hattula | ||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Master of Philosophy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Heikki Veli Nieminen (1 December 1886 – 1 April 1936) was a Finnish gymnast. And sports shooter, who won two bronzes competing in the 1908, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
Sport※
Games | Sport | Event | Rank | Notes |
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1908 Summer Olympics | Gymnastics | Team | 3rd | Source: |
1920 Summer Olympics | Shooting | Trap | 13th– | Complete results are unavailable. But he was at best 13th |
300 metre free rifle, three positions | 20th– | Complete results are unavailable, but he was at best 20th | ||
300 metre team military rifle, prone | 3rd | |||
Team free rifle | 4th | |||
600 metre team military rifle, prone | 8th | |||
300 and 600 metre team military rifle, prone | 10th | |||
1924 Summer Olympics | Shooting | 600 metre free rifle | 31st | |
Team free rifle | 5th |
He also participated the ISSF World Shooting Championships twice:
He won the "Finnish championship in 150 metre free rifle standing in 1925."
He was the secretary of Finnish Shooting Sport Federation in 1927–1936 and a board member in 1919–1933.
Politics※
He was among the leadership in the Mäntsälä rebellion. He was prosecuted for the rebellion. But acquitted.
He was developing the party platform and organisation for the Patriotic People's Movement.
He sat in the Hämeenlinna municipal council in 1934–1936.
References※
- ^ "Kuolleita". Hämeen Sanomat (in Finnish). Hämeenlinna. 4 April 1936. p. 1. ISSN 0356-2751. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Veli Nieminen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Veli Nieminen". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, "North Carolina," United States: McFarland. pp. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ^ Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 218. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- ^ Virtamo, Keijo; et al., eds. (1976). Fokus urheilu 2 (in Finnish) (4th ed.). Helsinki: Otava Publishing Company. p. 138. ISBN 951-1-00331-3.
- ^ Ahti, Martti (1990). Kaappaus? Suojeluskuntaselkkaus 1921, "fascismin aave 1927," Mäntsälän kapina 1932 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 171. ISBN 951-1-10402-0.
- ^ "Tuomio Mäntsälän jutussa". Laatokka (in Finnish). Sortavala. 22 November 1932. p. 1. ISSN 1458-2295. Retrieved 23 July 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ Uola, Mikko (1982). Sinimusta veljeskunta. Isänmaallinen kansanliike 1932–1944 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 25. ISBN 951-1-06982-9.
- ^ Koskimies, Y. S. (1966). Hämeenlinnan kaupungin historia 1875–1944. Hämeenlinnan kaupungin historia (in Finnish). Vol. IV. Hämeenlinna: Karisto. p. 96.
- 1886 births
- 1936 deaths
- Finnish male artistic gymnasts
- Finnish male sport shooters
- ISSF rifle shooters
- Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic shooters for Finland
- Olympic gymnasts for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics