Toivo Tikkanen
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Toivo Robert Tikkanen (April 15, 1888 – June 1, 1947) was a Finnish
architect
and sport shooter
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
and in the 1924 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Rome
, Italy
and died in Helsinki
.
1920 Antwerp
In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the Finnish team in the team running deer, single shots event and the bronze medal in the team running deer, double shots competition.
In the 1920 Summer Olympics
he also participated in the following events:
1924 Paris
Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Finnish team in the team clay pigeons competition.
He also participated in the following events:
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and sport shooter
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
and in the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
.
He was born in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and died in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
.
1920 Antwerp
In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the Finnish team in the team running deer, single shots event and the bronze medal in the team running deer, double shots competition.
In the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
he also participated in the following events:
- 100 metre running deer, single shotsShooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre running deer, single shotsThe 100 metre Running Deer, single shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance for the event. The competition was held on July 27, 1920. A unknown number shooters competed....
- fifth place - Team 50 metre free pistolShooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre team free pistolThe men's 50 metre team free pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third and last appearance of the event. The competition was held on August 2, 1920. 65 shooters from 13 nations competed.-Results:The scores of the five...
- eleventh place
1924 Paris
Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Finnish team in the team clay pigeons competition.
He also participated in the following events:
- Team 100 metre running deer, double shotsShooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre team running deer, double shotsThe men's 100 metre team running deer, double shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held on July 3, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Versailles...
- fourth place - Team 100 metre running deer, single shotsShooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre team running deer, single shotsThe men's 100 metre team running deer, single shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on July 2, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Versailles...
- fifth place - 100 metre running deer, double shotsShooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre running deer, double shotsThe men's 100 metre running deer, double shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on July 1, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Versailles...
- sixth place - 100 metre running deer, single shotsShooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre running deer, single shotsThe men's 100 metre running deer, single shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on June 30, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Versailles...
- 15th place - individual trapShooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's trapThe men's trap was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on July 8, 1924 and on July 9, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Issy-les-Moulineaux...
- result unknown