Heikki Huttunen
Heikki Huttunen (26 September 1880 – 21 September 1947) was a Finnish sport shooter who competed at the 1908, the 1912 and the 1924 Summer Olympics and won five Finnish national championship golds.
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National team | Finland |
Born | Piippola, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | 26 September 1880
Died | 21 September 1947 66) Helsinki, Finland | (aged
Education | Master of Science (Technology) |
Occupation | mechanical engineer, depot manager |
Sport | |
Sport | Sports shooting, cross-country skiing |
Club | Suomen Metsästysyhdistys (shooting) |
Shooting
Olympics
Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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1908 Summer Olympics | 300 metre free rifle, three positions | 38th | Source:[1] |
Team free rifle | 8th | Source:[2] | |
1912 Summer Olympics | 50 metre pistol | 28th | |
300 metre free rifle, three positions | 25th | ||
Team free rifle | 5th | ||
1924 Summer Olympics | 50 metre rifle, prone | 20th | |
600 metre free rifle | 44th | ||
Team free rifle | 5th |
International
Huttunen competed in the ISSF World Shooting Championships:[3]
- 1914: 5th in free rifle team
- 1924: 7th in free rifle, standing
National
Huttunen won five Finnish national championship golds:[4]
- free rifle, standing: 1909, 1924
- free rifle, three positions: 1910, 1913
- free pistol: 1919
Other
He represented the club Suomen Metsästysyhdistys.[5]
He was present at the constitutive meeting of the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation[5], and became its board member[6].
He received the Medal of Merit in silver with golden cross of the Finnish Sport in 1947.[6]
Cross-country skiing
He competed at the 1901 and 1905 Nordic Games.[3] In 1901, he placed 6th in the 30 kilometre cross-country skiing with time 2:27:29. In 1905, he placed 7th in the same event with time 2:41:55.[7]
He was part of the team that won the first cross-country skiing relay race in Finland, which was from Helsinki to Porvoo in 1904.[8] He also took part in the organizational activities of skiing in Finland in the 1900s and 1910s.[9]
Sources
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 76. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
References
- Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 76. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- Virtamo, Keijo; et al., eds. (1976). Fokus urheilu 2 (in Finnish) (4th ed.). Helsinki: Otava Publishing Company. p. 138. ISBN 951-1-00331-3.
- Virtapohja, Kalle (2019). Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 [History of sport shooting in Finland] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto. p. 45. ISBN 9789519699127.
- Virtapohja, Kalle (2019). Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 [History of sport shooting in Finland] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto. pp. 119–120. ISBN 9789519699127.
- Eljanko, Harri; Kirjavainen, Jussi (1969). Suomen hiihdon historia 1886–1968 (in Finnish). Helsinki: WSOY. pp. 58–61.
- Eljanko, Harri; Kirjavainen, Jussi (1969). Suomen hiihdon historia 1886–1968 (in Finnish). Helsinki: WSOY. p. 111.
- Eljanko, Harri; Kirjavainen, Jussi (1969). Suomen hiihdon historia 1886–1968 (in Finnish). Helsinki: WSOY. pp. 75–76 and 80.