Ilmari Niemeläinen
Heikki Ilmari "Immu" Niemeläinen (December 16, 1910 – May 28, 1951) was a Finnish diver and architect. He was born in and died in Helsinki. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin he finished 13th in the 3 metre springboard event and 14th in the 10 metre platform competition.
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Ilmari Niemeläinen
Anonymous Unknown author · Erola, Lasse: Unohdetut olympiavoittajat, p. 123. (Helsinki 2014.) · Public domain
- Born
- 16 December 1910
- Birthplace
- Jyväskylä, Finland
- Died
- 28 May 1951
- Place of death
- Helsinki, Finland
- Full name
- Heikki Ilmari Niemeläinen.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Occupation
- architect and competitive diver.
- Languages
- Finnish.
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Heikki Ilmari "Immu" Niemeläinen (December 16, 1910 – May 28, 1951) was a Finnish diver and architect. He was born in and died in Helsinki. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin he finished 13th in the 3 metre springboard event and 14th in the 10 metre platform competition.
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Twelve years later, at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London he finished 19th in the 10 metre platform event. Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympic Games during its early years, from 1912 to 1948. In 1948, at the London Olympics, Niemeläinen won a bronze medal for his "Athletic Centre in Kemi, Finland".
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• Sport — Diving • Born — 16 December 1910 • Birthplace — Jyväskylä, Finland • Died — 28 May 1951 • Place of death — Helsinki, Finland • Medal Templates — Finland Olympic Games
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