Väinö Korhonen

Väinö Korhonen (21 December 1926 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish modern pentathlete and épée fencer who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He won two bronze medals in the individual and team modern pentathlon events.[2] Korhonen won three team medals at the world championships of 1957–1959; his best individual result was fourth place in 1957. Domestically he won the Finnish title in 1954 and 1955, placing second in 1957 and 1962, and third in 1951, 1959, 1961, 1964 and 1967. Korhonen was also a Finnish champion in fencing, swimming and water polo. He was selected as the best Finnish modern pentathlete of the year in 1954, 1957 and 1962.[2] In 2008, he was awarded the Pro Sports Award by the Ministry of Education of Finland.[3]

Väinö Korhonen

Korhonen (right) at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1926-12-21)21 December 1926 Jääski, Finland
Died	13 December 2018(2018-12-13) (aged 91)[1]
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Modern pentathlon, fencing
Medal record Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Team 1956 Melbourne Individual World Championships 1957 Stockholm Team 1959 Hershey Team 1958 Aldershot Team

References

1. Santanen, Pekka (20 December 2018). "Wäinö Kalevi Korhonen In Memoriam". Suomen miekkailu- ja 5-otteluliitto. Retrieved 23 August 2019. (in Finnish)
2. "Wäinö Korhonen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
3. Ministeri Wallin jakoi Pro Urheilu -tunnustukset (in Finnish)