Toivo Tikkanen
Toivo Robert Tikkanen (15 April 1888 – 1 June 1947) was a Finnish sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Born | 15 April 1888 Rome, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 June 1947 (aged 59) Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was born in Rome, Italy and died in Helsinki. 1908-1911 Tikkanen played icehockey in Akademischer Sport Club Dresden team in Germany.
1920 Antwerp
In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the Finnish team in the team running deer, single shots event and the bronze medal in the team running deer, double shots competition.
In the 1920 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:
- 100 metre running deer, single shots - fifth place
- Team 50 metre free pistol - eleventh place
1924 Paris
Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Finnish team in the team clay pigeons competition.
He also participated in the following events:
- Team 100 metre running deer, double shots - fourth place
- Team 100 metre running deer, single shots - fifth place
- 100 metre running deer, double shots - sixth place
- 100 metre running deer, single shots - 15th place
- individual trap - result unknown
References
- "Toivo Tikkanen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
External links
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