Väinö Siikaniemi
Väinö Villiam Siikaniemi (27 March 1887 – 24 August 1932) was a Finnish athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished fifth in the conventional javelin throw and won the silver medal in the two-handed javelin throw, a one-time Olympic event in which the total was counted as a sum of best throws with the right hand and with the left hand.[2]
Siikaniemi at the 1912 Olympics | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Väinö Villiam Siikaniemi | ||||||||||
Born | 27 March 1887 Hollola, Päijät-Häme, Finland | ||||||||||
Died | 24 August 1932 (aged 45) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | ||||||||||
Club | HKV, Helsinki | ||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 54.09 (1912)[1] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Siikaniemi retired from sports after the 1912 Games and became a math teacher, poet and translator. In 1923 he published his first poem and 1929 a collection of poetry. In 1916 he married singer Oili Silventoinen (1888–1932) and later also wrote lyrics for songs.[3] He died of pneumonia, aged 45. It was said that he caught a cold during a marathon swim, which he took in an attempt to fight depression caused by a sudden death of his wife two weeks earlier.
References
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- Väinö Siikaniemi. trackfield.brinkster.net
- Väinö Siikaniemi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Kirje lanko Väinö Siikaniemelle, joka pidättää Helsingissä Irmari Rantamalan - taiteilijapari Alma ja Toivo Kuulan kirjeet 1918. yle.fi (12 April 2018)