| Veli Nieminen | |
| Full Name: | Heikki Veli Nieminen |
| National Team: | Finland |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Tyrväntö, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Death Place: | Hämeenlinna, Finland |
| Resting Place: | Tyrväntö cemetery, Hattula[1] |
| Education: | Master of Philosophy |
Heikki Veli Nieminen (1 December 1886 - 1 April 1936) was a Finnish gymnast and sports shooter, who won two bronzes competing in the 1908, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] [3]
| Games | Sport | Event | Rank | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Gymnastics | Team | style=background-color:#cc9966 | 3rd | Source: [4] |
| 1920 Summer Olympics | Shooting | Trap | 13th– | Complete results are unavailable, but he was at best 13th | |
| 300 metre free rifle, three positions | 20th– | Complete results are unavailable, but he was at best 20th | |||
| 300 metre team military rifle, prone | style=background-color:#cc9966 | 3rd | |||
| Team free rifle | 4th | ||||
| 600 metre team military rifle, prone | 8th | ||||
| 300 and 600 metre team military rifle, prone | 10th | ||||
| 1924 Summer Olympics | Shooting | 600 metre free rifle | 31st | ||
| Team free rifle | 5th |
He also participated the ISSF World Shooting Championships twice:[5]
He won the Finnish championship in 150 metre free rifle standing in 1925.[6]
He was the secretary of Finnish Shooting Sport Federation in 1927–1936 and a board member in 1919–1933.
He was among the leadership in the Mäntsälä rebellion.[7] He was prosecuted for the rebellion but acquitted.[8]
He was developing the party platform and organisation for the Patriotic People's Movement.[9]
He sat in the Hämeenlinna municipal council in 1934–1936.[10]