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Ilmari Niemeläinen

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Ilmari Niemeläinen in the late 1940s.
Olympic medal record
Art competitions
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Town planning

Heikki Ilmari "Immu" Niemeläinen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈilmɑri ˈniemelæinen]; December 16, 1910 – May 28, 1951) was a Finnish diver and architect. He was born in Jyväskylä and died in Helsinki.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin he finished 13th in the 3 metre springboard event and 14th in the 10 metre platform competition.

Twelve years later, at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London he finished 19th in the 10 metre platform event.

Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympic Games during its early years, from 1912 to 1948. In 1948, at the London Olympics, Niemeläinen won a bronze medal for his "Athletic Centre in Kemi, Finland".