Väinö Siikaniemi

Väinö Villiam Siikaniemi (27 March 1887 – 24 August 1932) was a Finnish athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] He finished fifth in the conventional javelin throw and won the silver medal in the two-handed javelin throw, a one-time Olympic event in which the total was counted as a sum of best throws with the right hand and with the left hand.[3]

Väinö Siikaniemi
Siikaniemi at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameVäinö Villiam Siikaniemi
Born27 March 1887
Hollola, Päijät-Häme, Finland
Died24 August 1932 (aged 45)
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
ClubHKV, Helsinki
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)54.09 (1912)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1912 StockholmTwo-handed javelin throw

Siikaniemi retired from sports after the 1912 Games and became a math teacher, poet and translator. In 1923 he published his first poem and 1929 a collection of poetry. In 1916 he married singer Oili Silventoinen (1888–1932) and later also wrote lyrics for songs.[4] He died of pneumonia, aged 45. It was said that he caught a cold during a marathon swim, which he took in an attempt to fight depression caused by a sudden death of his wife two weeks earlier.

References
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  1. Väinö Siikaniemi. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. "Väinö Siikaniemi". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. Väinö Siikaniemi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  4. Kirje lanko Väinö Siikaniemelle, joka pidättää Helsingissä Irmari Rantamalan - taiteilijapari Alma ja Toivo Kuulan kirjeet 1918. yle.fi (12 April 2018)


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