Veli Nieminen

Veli Nieminen
Personal information
Full nameHeikki Veli Nieminen
National teamFinland
Born(1886-12-01)1 December 1886
Tyrväntö, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died1 April 1936(1936-04-01) (aged 49)
Hämeenlinna, Finland
Resting placeTyrväntö cemetery, Hattula[1]
EducationMaster of Philosophy
Sport
Sport
  • Shooting sports
  • Gymnastics
Club
  • Riihimäen ampumaseura
  • Hämeenlinnan metsästysseura
Medal record
Men's Gymnastics
Representing Russia Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Gymnastics team
Men's Shooting
Representing  Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Team 300 m army
rifle, prone

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.[2][3]

Sport

Veli Nieminen at the Olympic Games
Games Sport Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Gymnastics Team 3rd Source: [4]
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:[5]

  • 1924: free rifle, kneeling: 5th
  • 1928: free rifle, prone: 17th

He won the Finnish championship in 150 metre free rifle standing in 1925.[6]

He was the secretary of Finnish Shooting Sport Federation from 1927 to 1936 and a board member from 1919 to 1933.[5]

Politics

He was among the leadership in the Mäntsälä rebellion.[7] He was prosecuted for the rebellion but acquitted.[8]

He was developing the party platform and organisation for the Patriotic People's Movement.[9]

He sat in the Hämeenlinna municipal council in 1934–1936.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Kuolleita". Hämeen Sanomat (in Finnish). Hämeenlinna. 4 April 1936. p. 1. ISSN 0356-2751. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  2. ^ "Veli Nieminen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Veli Nieminen". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 218. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  6. ^ Virtamo, Keijo; et al., eds. (1976). Fokus urheilu 2 (in Finnish) (4th ed.). Helsinki: Otava Publishing Company. p. 138. ISBN 951-1-00331-3.
  7. ^ Ahti, Martti (1990). Kaappaus? Suojeluskuntaselkkaus 1921, fascismin aave 1927, Mäntsälän kapina 1932 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 171. ISBN 951-1-10402-0.
  8. ^ "Tuomio Mäntsälän jutussa". Laatokka (in Finnish). Sortavala. 22 November 1932. p. 1. ISSN 1458-2295. Retrieved 23 July 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  9. ^ Uola, Mikko (1982). Sinimusta veljeskunta. Isänmaallinen kansanliike 1932–1944 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 25. ISBN 951-1-06982-9.
  10. ^ Koskimies, Y. S. (1966). Hämeenlinnan kaupungin historia 1875–1944. Hämeenlinnan kaupungin historia (in Finnish). Vol. IV. Hämeenlinna: Karisto. p. 96.