Einari Teräsvirta
Einari Teräsvirta (7 December 1914 – 23 November 1995[1]) was a Finnish gymnast, Olympic Champion and well-known architect (graduated 1939, Helsinki).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Gymnastic | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1948 London | Team | |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Horizontal bar | |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Team | |
| 1936 Berlin | Team | |
He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[2]
Olympics
He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a bronze medal in horizontal bar, and a bronze medal in the team competition. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he received a gold medal in team combined exercises.[3]
Architecture
Notable designs by Teräsvirta include:
References
- "Einari Teräsvirta Biography and Statistics - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)
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