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Finnish artistic gymnast
Väinö Tiiri
Väinö Tiiri circa 1936
Personal information
Full nameVäinö Edward Tiiri
National teamFinland
Born(1886-01-31)January 31, 1886
Loimaa, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
DiedJuly 30, 1966(1966-07-30) (aged 80)
Helsinki, Finland
Resting placeHietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki
Occupation(s)Gymnastics teacher, major, reporter
SpouseHelmi Koski
Sport
SportGymnastics
Club
  • Ylioppilasvoimistelijat
  • Helsingin Miekkailijat
Medal record
Men's Gymnastics
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Team, free system
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Gymnastics team

Väinö Edward Tiiri (31 January 1886 – 30 July 1966) was a Finnish gymnast who won two Olympic medals.

Sport

Olympics

Väinö Tiiri at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Men's team 3rd Source:
1912 Summer Olympics Team, free system 2nd

He was in the Finnish team leadership in the 1924 and 1928 games.

He was a judge at the gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Other

He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.

He was the chairman of the boys' chapter of the Finnish Gymnastics and Sports Federation in 1924–1926.

He was a founding member of the fencing club Helsingin Miekkailijat.

He was the leader of the Suomen Urheilulehti editorial staff in 1909–1917. He edited sports-related articles in the encyclopedia Pieni tietosanakirja.

He held positions of trust in several national-level sports federations.

Career

He completed his matriculation exam in Turku Finnish Real Lycaeum in 1907 and graduated as a gymnastics teacher in 1911. He worked as a gymnastics teacher up to 1952.

He completed Artillery Officer School in 1918 and eventually reached the rank of major in 1928.

He was the physical education officer of the Finnish Defence Forces for over ten years. He served as a battalion commander in the World War II.

He was an editor in Uusi Suomi and Suomen Sotilas.

Politics

He was one of the members of the central committee responsible of the creation of the Jäger Movement. He was nominated an honorary jäger in 1961.

Accolades

He received the following honorary awards:

Family

His parents were Kalle and Maria Tiiri. He married Helmi Koski in 1921. His only child was named Juhana.

References

  1. "Tiiri Väinö Edvard". Hautahaku.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. 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.
  3. ^ Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 336. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  4. Van Rossem, G., ed. (1928). "The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928. Official Report" (PDF). The Netherlands Olympic Committee. p. 645. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2023 – via LA84 Foundation.
  5. Virtapohja, Kalle, ed. (2022). SVUL:n vuosisata. Suomen suurin ja vaikutusvaltaisin urheilujärjestö [The Century of SVUL]. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiön tutkimuksia (in Finnish). Vol. 4. Helsinki: Urheilun ja liikunnan kulttuurikeskus TAHTO, SVUL. p. 470. ISBN 9789526644219. ISSN 2243-1489.
  6. Lauhio, Seppo (2013). "1920-luvulla palvelleita upseereita, jotka olivat mukana perustamassa Helsingin Miekkailijoita". In Varjo, Markku (ed.). Miekkailu Suomessa. En garde! Prêts? Allez! (in Finnish). Suomen Miekkailu- ja 5-otteluliitto ry. p. 35. ISBN 9789519761879.
  7. ^ Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto. 1959. p. 244.
  8. Kronlund, Jarl (1988). Puolustusvoimien rauhan ajan historia. Osa 1: Suomen puolustuslaitos 1918–1939. Sotatieteen laitoksen julkaisuja (in Finnish). Vol. 24. Porvoo: WSOY. p. 520. ISBN 9510147990.
  9. Lauerma, Matti (1966). Kuninkaallinen Preussin jääkäripataljoona 27. Vaiheet ja vaikutus (in Finnish). Porvoo: WSOY. p. 93.
  10. Kilpinen, Asko (2019). "Jääkäriliike ja jääkäripataljoona 27". Suomen jääkärit. Itsenäisyytemme kärkijoukko (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Docendo. p. 56. ISBN 9789522914651.
  11. Paloheimo, Olli; et al., eds. (1975). Suomen jääkärien elämäkerrasto 1975 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Jääkäriliitto. p. 756. ISBN 951-99046-8-9.

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