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.[1]

Heikki Huttunen
Personal information
National teamFinland
Born(1880-09-26)26 September 1880
Piippola, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died21 September 1947(1947-09-21) (aged 66)
Helsinki, Finland
EducationMaster of Science (Technology)
Occupationmechanical engineer, depot manager
Sport
SportSports shooting, cross-country skiing
ClubSuomen Metsästysyhdistys (shooting)

Shooting

Olympics
Heikki Hallamaa at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics 300 metre free rifle, three positions 38th Source:[2]
Team free rifle 8th Source:[3]
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:[4]

  • 1914: 5th in free rifle team
  • 1924: 7th in free rifle, standing

National

Huttunen won five Finnish national championship golds:[5]

  • free rifle, standing: 1909, 1924
  • free rifle, three positions: 1910, 1913
  • free pistol: 1919

Other

He represented the club Suomen Metsästysyhdistys.[6]

He was present at the constitutive meeting of the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation,[6] and became its board member.[7]

He was the sports director of the Kuopio White Guard district in the 1930s.[8]

He received the Medal of Merit in silver with golden cross of the Finnish Sport in 1947.[7]

Cross-country skiing

He competed at the 1901 and 1905 Nordic Games.[4] 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.[9]

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.[10] He also took part in the organizational activities of skiing in Finland in the 1900s and 1910s.[11]

Sources
  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 76. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

References
  1. "Heikki Huttunen". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 76. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  5. Virtamo, Keijo; et al., eds. (1976). Fokus urheilu 2 (in Finnish) (4th ed.). Helsinki: Otava Publishing Company. p. 138. ISBN 951-1-00331-3.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Vasara, Erkki (1997). Valkoisen Suomen urheilevat soturit. Suojeluskuntajärjestön urheilu- ja kasvatustoiminta vuosina 1918–1939 [The Sporting Warriors of White Finland. The sports and educational activities of the Finnish Civil Guard Organization during the period of 1918–1939]. Bibliotheca historica (in Finnish). Vol. 23. Helsinki: Suomen historiallinen seura. p. 730. ISBN 9517100620. ISSN 1238-3503.
  9. Eljanko, Harri; Kirjavainen, Jussi (1969). Suomen hiihdon historia 1886–1968 (in Finnish). Helsinki: WSOY. pp. 58–61.
  10. Eljanko, Harri; Kirjavainen, Jussi (1969). Suomen hiihdon historia 1886–1968 (in Finnish). Helsinki: WSOY. p. 111.
  11. Eljanko, Harri; Kirjavainen, Jussi (1969). Suomen hiihdon historia 1886–1968 (in Finnish). Helsinki: WSOY. pp. 75–76 and 80.
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