Veli Nieminen

Veli Nieminen
Personal information
Born (1886-12-01)1 December 1886
Tyrväntö, Finland
Died 1 April 1936(1936-04-01) (aged 49)
Hämeenlinna, Finland
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Heikki Veli Nieminen (1 December 1886 1 April 1936) was a Finnish gymnast and sports shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was part of the Finnish team, which was able to win the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908.

Twelve years later at the 1920 Summer Olympics he won his second bronze medal as a member of the Finnish sports shooters team competing in the 300 m army rifle, prone team event.

In the 1920 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events :

In the 1924 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events :

References

  1. "Veli Nieminen". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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