Väinö Tiiri Explained

Väinö Tiiri
Full Name:Väinö Edward Tiiri
National Team:Finland
Birth Date:31 January 1886
Birth Place:Loimaa, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland
Resting Place:Hietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki[1]
Occupation:Gymnastics teacher, major, reporter
Spouse:Helmi Koski
Sport:Gymnastics

Väinö Edward Tiiri (31 January 1886  - 30 July 1966) was a Finnish gymnast who won two Olympic medals.

Sport

Olympics

Väinö Tiiri at the Olympic Games
GamesEventRankNotes
1908 Summer OlympicsMen's teamstyle=background-color:#cc99663rdSource: [2]
1912 Summer OlympicsTeam, free systemstyle=background-color:silver2nd

He was in the Finnish team leadership in the 1924 and 1928 games.

He was a judge at the gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]

Other

He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[4]

He was the chairman of the boys' chapter of the Finnish Gymnastics and Sports Federation in 1924–1926.[5]

He was a founding member of the fencing club Helsingin Miekkailijat.[6]

He was the leader of the Suomen Urheilulehti editorial staff in 1909–1917. He edited sports-related articles in the encyclopedia Pieni tietosanakirja.

He held positions of trust in several national-level sports federations.

Career

He completed his matriculation exam in Turku Finnish Real Lycaeum in 1907 and graduated as a gymnastics teacher in 1911. He worked as a gymnastics teacher up to 1952.

He completed Artillery Officer School in 1918 and eventually reached the rank of major in 1928.

He was the physical education officer of the Finnish Defence Forces for over ten years.[7] He served as a battalion commander in the World War II.

He was an editor in Uusi Suomi and Suomen Sotilas.

Politics

He was one of the members of the central committee responsible of the creation of the Jäger Movement.[8] [9] He was nominated an honorary jäger in 1961.[10]

Accolades

He received the following honorary awards:

Family

His parents were Kalle and Maria Tiiri. He married Helmi Koski in 1921. His only child was named Juhana.[11]

Sources

References

  1. Web site: Tiiri Väinö Edvard . Hautahaku.fi . fi . 22 March 2023.
  2. Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States . 2001 . 185 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 .
  3. Web site: The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928. Official Report . 1928 . Van Rossem . G. . The Netherlands Olympic Committee . 645 . PDF . 22 March 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080408184510/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928.pdf . 8 April 2008 . LA84 Foundation.
  4. Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2001 . Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . 12 . Jyväskylä . Graface . 336 . 951-98673-1-7.
  5. Book: Virtapohja . Kalle . 2022 . SVUL:n vuosisata. Suomen suurin ja vaikutusvaltaisin urheilujärjestö . The Century of SVUL . Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiön tutkimuksia . fi . 4 . Helsinki . Urheilun ja liikunnan kulttuurikeskus TAHTO, SVUL . 470 . 9789526644219 . 2243-1489.
  6. Book: Lauhio . Seppo . Varjo . Markku . 2013 . 1920-luvulla palvelleita upseereita, jotka olivat mukana perustamassa Helsingin Miekkailijoita . Miekkailu Suomessa. En garde! Prêts? Allez! . fi . Suomen Miekkailu- ja 5-otteluliitto ry . 35 . 9789519761879.
  7. Book: Kronlund . Jarl . 1988 . Puolustusvoimien rauhan ajan historia. Osa 1: Suomen puolustuslaitos 1918–1939 . Sotatieteen laitoksen julkaisuja . fi . 24 . Porvoo . WSOY . 520 . 9510147990.
  8. Book: Lauerma . Matti . 1966 . Kuninkaallinen Preussin jääkäripataljoona 27. Vaiheet ja vaikutus . fi . Porvoo . WSOY . 93.
  9. Book: Kilpinen . Asko . 2019 . Jääkäriliike ja jääkäripataljoona 27 . Suomen jääkärit. Itsenäisyytemme kärkijoukko . fi . Jyväskylä . Docendo . 56 . 9789522914651.
  10. Book: 1975 . Paloheimo . Olli . etal . Suomen jääkärien elämäkerrasto 1975 . fi, sv . Helsinki . Jääkäriliitto . 756 . 951-99046-8-9.
  11. Book: 1959 . Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 . fi, sv . Helsinki . Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto . 244.