Veli Nieminen
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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.[1][2]
Sport
| Games | Sport | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Gymnastics | Team | 3rd | Source: [3] |
| 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:[4]
He won the Finnish championship in 150 metre free rifle standing in 1925.[5]
He was the secretary of Finnish Shooting Sport Federation from 1927 to 1936 and a board member from 1919 to 1933.[4]
Politics
He was among the leadership in the Mäntsälä rebellion.[6] He was prosecuted for the rebellion but acquitted.[7]
He was developing the party platform and organisation for the Patriotic People's Movement.[8]
He sat in the Hämeenlinna municipal council in 1934–1936.[9]
References
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External links
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- 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