Einari Teräsvirta
Finnish gymnast and architect
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1932 Los Angeles | Horizontal bar | |
1932 Los Angeles | Team | |
1936 Berlin | Team |
Einari Teräsvirta (7 December 1914 – 23 November 1995[1]) was a Finnish gymnast, Olympic Champion and well-known architect (graduated 1939, Helsinki).
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:
- Library of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki
- Finnish State Guesthouse
- Hotel Kalastajatorppa
- Hotel Marski
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)
External links
- Einari Teräsvirta at Olympics.com
- Einari Teräsvirta at Olympedia
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Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Team All-Around
- 1904: Mixed team (ZZX)
- 1908: Sweden (SWE)
- 1912: Italy (ITA)
- 1920: Italy (ITA)
- 1924: Italy (ITA)
- 1928: Switzerland (SUI)
- 1932: Italy (ITA)
- 1936: Germany (GER)
- 1948: Finland (FIN)
- 1952: Soviet Union (URS)
- 1956: Soviet Union (URS)
- 1960: Japan (JPN)
- 1964: Japan (JPN)
- 1968: Japan (JPN)
- 1972: Japan (JPN)
- 1976: Japan (JPN)
- 1980: Soviet Union (URS)
- 1984: United States (USA)
- 1988: Soviet Union (URS)
- 1992: Unified Team (EUN)
- 1996: Russia (RUS)
- 2000: China (CHN)
- 2004: Japan (JPN)
- 2008: China (CHN)
- 2012: China (CHN)
- 2016: Japan (JPN)
- 2020: ROC
1948 Finland (FIN): Paavo Aaltonen, Veikko Huhtanen, Kalevi Laitinen, Olavi Rove, Aleksanteri Saarvala, Sulo Salmi, Heikki Savolainen, Einari Teräsvirta
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