Väinö Tiiri
Encyclopedia
Väinö Edward Tiiri (January 31, 1886 – July 30, 1966) was a Finnish
gymnast
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
and in the 1912 Summer Olympics
.
He was part of the Finnish team, which was able to win the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908. Four years later he won a silver medal as member of the Finnish gymnastics team competing in the team free system
event.
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...
gymnast
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
and 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...
.
He was part of the Finnish team, which was able to win the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908. Four years later he won a silver medal as member of the Finnish gymnastics team competing in the team free system
Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's team, free system
The men's team competition with a free system was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was one of three team gymnastics events. The others were a team competition in the Swedish system and a standard team competition.It was the first...
event.