Einari Teräsvirta
Finnish gymnast and architect
Medal record | ||
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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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