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.[2][3]
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| Full name | Heikki Veli Nieminen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1886 Tyrväntö, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 1936 (aged 49) Hämeenlinna, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Tyrväntö cemetery, Hattula[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Master of Philosophy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Sport
edit| Games | Sport | Event | Rank | Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics | Gymnastics | Team | 3rd | Source: [4] |
| 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:[5]
He won the Finnish championship in 150 metre free rifle standing in 1925.[6]
He was the secretary of Finnish Shooting Sport Federation from 1927 to 1936 and a board member from 1919 to 1933.[5]
Politics
editHe was among the leadership in the Mäntsälä rebellion.[7] He was prosecuted for the rebellion but acquitted.[8]
He was developing the party platform and organisation for the Patriotic People's Movement.[9]
He sat in the Hämeenlinna municipal council in 1934–1936.[10]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.
