Nestori Toivonen
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Nestori Kallenpoika Toivonen (March 25, 1865 – April 6, 1927) was a Finnish
sports
shooter
who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
and in the 1920 Summer Olympics
.
In 1912 he won two bronze medals, as part of the Finnish team, which won the bronze medal in the 100 metre running deer, single shots
event as well as in the 100 metre running deer, single shots
individual event. He also participated in the 300 metre free rifle, three positions
event, but he did not finish.
In 1920 he won again two medals, the silver medal with the 100 m running deer, single shots
team and the bronze medal with the 100 m running deer, double shots
team. In addition he finished seventh in the 300 m army rifle, prone and eleventh as part of the 50 m army pistol team.
He was born in Kuorevesi
and died in Sakkola.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
sports
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
shooter
Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
and in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
.
In 1912 he won two bronze medals, as part of the Finnish team, which won the bronze medal in the 100 metre running deer, single shots
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre team running deer, single shots
The men's 100 metre team running deer, single shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. The competition was held on Thursday, July 4, 1912.Twenty sport shooters...
event as well as in the 100 metre running deer, single shots
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre running deer, single shots
The men's 100 metre deer, single shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. The competition was held from Friday, June 28, 1912 to Monday, July 1,...
individual event. He also participated in the 300 metre free rifle, three positions
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions
The men's 300 metre free rifle from three positions was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 2, 1912.Eighty-four sport...
event, but he did not finish.
In 1920 he won again two medals, the silver medal with the 100 m running deer, single shots
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 21 events in shooting were contested. The competitions were held from July 22, 1920 to August 3, 1920.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...
team and the bronze medal with the 100 m running deer, double shots
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 21 events in shooting were contested. The competitions were held from July 22, 1920 to August 3, 1920.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...
team. In addition he finished seventh in the 300 m army rifle, prone and eleventh as part of the 50 m army pistol team.
He was born in Kuorevesi
Kuorevesi
Kuorevesi is a former municipality in Finland. It was part of the Pirkanmaa region in western finland. In the year 2001 it was consolidated into the town of Jämsä in the Central Finland region. The name of the municipality came from the Lake Kuorevesi that is situated in its area....
and died in Sakkola.