Ossian Olavi "Ossi" Blomqvist (12 May 1908 – 3 October 1955) was a Finnishspeed skater who won two silver medals at the European all-around championships in 1931 and 1932.[1] He competed over various distances at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Winter Olympics with the best results of fifth-sixth place in the 5000 m and 10000 m events in 1936.[2] He served as the flag bearer for Finland at the 1932 games.[3] At the world all-around championships Blomqvist placed fifth and seventh in 1931 and 1932, respectively.[1]
Ossi Blomqvist
Clas Thunberg and Blomqvist (right) at the 1931 World Championships
ossi, blomqvist, ossian, olavi, ossi, blomqvist, 1908, october, 1955, finnish, speed, skater, silver, medals, european, around, championships, 1931, 1932, competed, over, various, distances, 1928, 1932, 1936, winter, olympics, with, best, results, fifth, sixth. Ossian Olavi Ossi Blomqvist 12 May 1908 3 October 1955 was a Finnish speed skater who won two silver medals at the European all around championships in 1931 and 1932 1 He competed over various distances at the 1928 1932 and 1936 Winter Olympics with the best results of fifth sixth place in the 5000 m and 10000 m events in 1936 2 He served as the flag bearer for Finland at the 1932 games 3 At the world all around championships Blomqvist placed fifth and seventh in 1931 and 1932 respectively 1 Ossi BlomqvistClas Thunberg and Blomqvist right at the 1931 World ChampionshipsPersonal informationBorn 1908 05 12 12 May 1908Helsinki FinlandDied3 October 1955 1955 10 03 aged 47 Helsinki FinlandHeight1 68 m 5 ft 6 in SportSportSpeed skatingClubHelsingin Luistelijat HelsinkiAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 500 m 45 0 1931 1500 m 2 22 8 1932 5000 m 8 36 6 1936 10000 m 17 42 4 1936 Medal record Representing FinlandEuropean Speed Skating Championships1931 Stockholm All around1932 Davos All aroundReferences edit a b Ossi Blomqvist speedskatingstats com Ossi Blomqvist Sports Reference com Finland sports reference comExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ossi Blomqvist Speed skating 1928 1932 1936 in Polish nbsp This biographical article on a speed skater in Finland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ossi Blomqvist amp oldid 1156920267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
