Einari Teräsvirta

Einari Teräsvirta
Medal record
Men’s Gymnastic
Olympic Games
1948 London Team
1932 Los Angeles Horizontal bar
1932 Los Angeles Team
1936 Berlin Team

Einari Teräsvirta (born December 7, 1914, died November 23, 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. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/einari-terasvirta-1.html
  2. ↑ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  3. ↑ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)
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