Veikko Huhtanen

Veikko Aarne Aleks Huhtanen (June 5, 1919 — January 29, 1976) was a Finnish gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion.

Huhtanen was the most successful gymnast at the 1948 Summer Olympics by taking home five medals, of which three were golden. In the pommel horse event Huhtanen and two other Finns, Heikki Savolainen and Paavo Aaltonen, had the same score and the gold medal was shared between the three.

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Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Individual All-Around
  • 1896: not included
  • 1900: Gustave Sandras
  • 1904: Julius Lenhart
  • 1908: Alberto Braglia
  • 1912: Alberto Braglia
  • 1920: Giorgio Zampori
  • 1924: Leon Štukelj
  • 1928: Georges Miez
  • 1932: Romeo Neri
  • 1936: Alfred Schwarzmann
  • 1948: Veikko Huhtanen
  • 1952: Viktor Chukarin
  • 1956: Viktor Chukarin
  • 1960: Boris Shakhlin
  • 1964: Yukio Endo
  • 1968: Sawao Kato
  • 1972: Sawao Kato
  • 1976: Nikolai Andrianov
  • 1980: Alexander Dityatin
  • 1984: Koji Gushiken
  • 1988: Vladimir Artemov
  • 1992: Vitaly Scherbo
  • 1996: Li Xiaoshuang
  • 2000: Alexei Nemov
  • 2004: Paul Hamm
  • 2008: Yang Wei
  • 2012: Kōhei Uchimura
Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Pommel Horse
  • 1896: Louis Zutter
  • 1900: not included
  • 1904: Anton Heida
  • 1908 - 1920: not included
  • 1924: Josef Wilhelm
  • 1928: Hermann Hänggi
  • 1932: István Pelle
  • 1936: Konrad Frey
  • 1948: Paavo Aaltonen / Veikko Huhtanen / Heikki Savolainen
  • 1952: Viktor Chukarin
  • 1956: Boris Shakhlin
  • 1960: Boris Shakhlin / Eugen Ekman
  • 1964: Miroslav Cerar
  • 1968: Miroslav Cerar
  • 1972: Viktor Klimenko
  • 1976: Zoltán Magyar
  • 1980: Zoltán Magyar
  • 1984: Li Ning / Peter Glen Vidmar
  • 1988: Zsolt Borkai / Dmitry Bilozerchev / Lubomir Geraskov
  • 1992: Vitaly Scherbo / Pae Gil-Su
  • 1996: Donghua Li
  • 2000: Marius Urzică
  • 2004: Teng Haibin
  • 2008: Xiao Qin
  • 2012: Krisztián Berki
Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Team All-Around

1904: United States (USA)
1908: Sweden (SWE)
1912: Italy (ITA)
1920: Italy (ITA)
1924: Italy (ITA)

1928 Switzerland (SUI)
1932 Italy (ITA)
1936 Germany (GER)
1948 Finland (FIN)
1952 Soviet Union (URS)

1956 Soviet Union (URS)
1960 Japan (JPN)
1964 Japan (JPN)
1968 Japan (JPN)
1972 Japan (JPN)

1976 Japan (JPN)
1980 Soviet Union (URS)
1984 United States (USA)
1988 Soviet Union (URS)
1992 Unified Team (EUN)

1996 Russia (RUS)
2000 China (CHN)
2004 Japan (JPN)
2008 China (CHN)
2012 China (CHN)
1948 Finland (FIN): Paavo Aaltonen · Veikko Huhtanen · Kalevi Laitinen · Olavi Rove · Aleksanteri Saarvala · Sulo Salmi · Heikki Savolainen · Einari Teräsvirta
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Name Huhtanen, Veikko
Alternative names
Short description Gymnast
Date of birth June 5, 1919
Place of birth
Date of death January 29, 1976
Place of death


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