Wäinö Korhonen

Wäinö 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]

Wäinö Korhonen
Korhonen (right) at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1926-12-21)21 December 1926
Jääski, Finland
Died13 December 2018(2018-12-13) (aged 91)[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon, fencing
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1956 MelbourneTeam
Bronze medal – third place1956 MelbourneIndividual
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1957 StockholmTeam
Silver medal – second place1959 HersheyTeam
Bronze medal – third place1958 AldershotTeam

References
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  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). Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.


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