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Riku Korhonen
Riku Korhonen circa 1907
Personal information
Full nameAapeli Richard Korhonen
NicknameRiku
National teamFinland
Born(1883-03-29)29 March 1883
Viipuri, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died7 January 1932(1932-01-07) (aged 48)
Viipuri, Finland
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubViipurin Reipas

Aapeli Richard "Riku" Korhonen (29 March 1883 – 7 January 1932) was a Finnish gymnast, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Riku Korhonen at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Artistic individual all-around 75th He won the rope-climbing discipline.[1]

He was part of the Viipurin Reipas team that won the gymnastics Finnish national championship in 1906.[2] He was nominated into the club's honorary legion.[3]

He was the father of Urho Korhonen, who competed in gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 136. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  2. ^ Roni, Ranne (1951). Viipurin Reipas vv. 1891–1951 (in Finnish). Lahti. p. 44.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Roni, Ranne (1951). Viipurin Reipas vv. 1891–1951 (in Finnish). Lahti. p. 207.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)