Riku Korhonen | |
Full Name: | Aapeli Richard Korhonen |
Nickname: | Riku |
National Team: | Finland |
Birth Date: | 29 March 1883 |
Birth Place: | Viipuri, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
Death Place: | Viipuri, Finland |
Occupation: | Station man |
Sport: | Artistic gymnastics |
Club: | Viipurin Reipas |
Aapeli Richard "Riku" Korhonen (29 March 1883 – 7 January 1932) was a Finnish gymnast, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
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.
He died of cardiac arrest.[5]