Wäinö Korhonen (21 December 1926 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish modern pentathlete and épéefencer who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He won two bronze medals in the individual and team modern pentathlon events.[2] Korhonen won three team medals at the world championships of 1957–1959; his best individual result was fourth place in 1957. Domestically he won the Finnish title in 1954 and 1955, placing second in 1957 and 1962, and third in 1951, 1959, 1961, 1964 and 1967. Korhonen was also a Finnish champion in fencing, swimming and water polo. He was selected as the best Finnish modern pentathlete of the year in 1954, 1957 and 1962.[2] In 2008, he was awarded the Pro Sports Award by the Ministry of Education of Finland.[3]
wäinö, korhonen, december, 1926, december, 2018, finnish, modern, pentathlete, épée, fencer, competed, 1956, summer, olympics, bronze, medals, individual, team, modern, pentathlon, events, korhonen, three, team, medals, world, championships, 1957, 1959, best, . Waino Korhonen 21 December 1926 13 December 2018 was a Finnish modern pentathlete and epee fencer who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics He won two bronze medals in the individual and team modern pentathlon events 2 Korhonen won three team medals at the world championships of 1957 1959 his best individual result was fourth place in 1957 Domestically he won the Finnish title in 1954 and 1955 placing second in 1957 and 1962 and third in 1951 1959 1961 1964 and 1967 Korhonen was also a Finnish champion in fencing swimming and water polo He was selected as the best Finnish modern pentathlete of the year in 1954 1957 and 1962 2 In 2008 he was awarded the Pro Sports Award by the Ministry of Education of Finland 3 Waino KorhonenKorhonen right at the 1956 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn 1926 12 21 21 December 1926Jaaski FinlandDied13 December 2018 2018 12 13 aged 91 1 Height170 cm 5 ft 7 in Weight68 kg 150 lb SportSportModern pentathlon fencingMedal record Representing FinlandOlympic Games1956 Melbourne Team1956 Melbourne IndividualWorld Championships1957 Stockholm Team1959 Hershey Team1958 Aldershot TeamReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vaino Korhonen Santanen Pekka 20 December 2018 Waino Kalevi Korhonen In Memoriam Suomen miekkailu ja 5 otteluliitto Retrieved 23 August 2019 in Finnish a b Waino Korhonen Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 16 October 2010 Ministeri Wallin jakoi Pro Urheilu tunnustukset in Finnish Archived from the original on 8 March 2016 External links editVaino Korhonen at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Finnish Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to modern pentathlon in Finland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to fencing in Finland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waino Korhonen amp oldid 1156795737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
