Riku Korhonen (gymnast)
Appearance
Aapeli Richard "Riku" Korhonen (29 March 1883 – 7 January 1932) was a Finnish gymnast, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Roni, Ranne (1951). Viipurin Reipas vv. 1891–1951 (in Finnish). Lahti. p. 44.
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