 Riku Korhonen circa 1907 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aapeli Richard Korhonen |
| Nickname | Riku |
| National team | Finland |
| Born | (1883-03-29)29 March 1883 Viipuri, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 7 January 1932(1932-01-07) (aged 48) Viipuri, Finland |
| Occupation | Station man |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
| Club | Viipurin Reipas |
Aapeli Richard "Riku" Korhonen (29 March 1883 – 7 January 1932) was a Finnish gymnast who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Artistic individual all-around | 75th | He won the rope-climbing discipline. |
He was part of the Viipurin Reipas team that won the gymnastics Finnish national championship in 1906. He was nominated into the club's honorary legion.
He was the father of Urho Korhonen, who competed in gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
He died of cardiac arrest.
References
- "Riku Korhonen". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 136. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- Roni, Ranne (1951). Viipurin Reipas vv. 1891–1951 (in Finnish). Lahti. p. 44.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Roni, Ranne (1951). Viipurin Reipas vv. 1891–1951 (in Finnish). Lahti. p. 207.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Riku Korhonen kuollut". Karjala (in Finnish). Viipuri. 10 January 1932. p. 8. ISSN 0782-7024. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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