Riku Korhonen (gymnast)

Aapeli Richard "Riku" Korhonen (29 March 1883 – 7 January 1932) was a Finnish gymnast, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Riku Korhonen at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Artistic individual all-around 75th He won the rope-climbing discipline.[2]
Riku Korhonen
Riku Korhonen circa 1907
Personal information
Full nameAapeli Richard Korhonen
Nickname(s)Riku
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
OccupationStation man
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubViipurin Reipas

He was part of the Viipurin Reipas team that won the gymnastics Finnish national championship in 1906.[3] He was nominated into the club's honorary legion.[4]

He was the father of Urho Korhonen, who competed in gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]

He died of cardiac arrest.[5]

References

  1. "Riku Korhonen". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 136. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  3. Roni, Ranne (1951). Viipurin Reipas vv. 1891–1951 (in Finnish). Lahti. p. 44.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. Roni, Ranne (1951). Viipurin Reipas vv. 1891–1951 (in Finnish). Lahti. p. 207.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. "Riku Korhonen kuollut". Karjala (in Finnish). Viipuri. 10 January 1932. p. 8. ISSN 0782-7024. Retrieved 6 February 2021 via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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