Väinö Siikaniemi

Väinö Siikaniemi

Siikaniemi at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Väinö Villiam Siikaniemi
Born	27 March 1887 Hollola, Päijät-Häme, Finland
Died	24 August 1932 (aged 45) Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	HKV, Helsinki
Achievements and titles
Personal best	54.09 (1912)[1]
Medal record Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Two-handed javelin throw

Väinö Villiam Siikaniemi (27 March 1887 – 24 August 1932) was a Finnish athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] He finished fifth in the conventional javelin throw and won the silver medal in the two-handed javelin throw, a one-time Olympic event in which the total was counted as a sum of best throws with the right hand and with the left hand.[3]

Siikaniemi retired from sports after the 1912 Games and became a math teacher, poet and translator. In 1923, he published his first poem and in 1929, a collection of poetry. In 1916, he married singer Oili Silventoinen (1888–1932) and later wrote lyrics for songs.[4] He died of pneumonia, aged 45. It was said that he caught a cold during a marathon swim, which he took in an attempt to fight depression caused by the sudden death of his wife two weeks earlier.

References

1. Väinö Siikaniemi. trackfield.brinkster.net
2. "Väinö Siikaniemi". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
3. Väinö Siikaniemi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
4. Kirje lanko Väinö Siikaniemelle, joka pidättää Helsingissä Irmari Rantamalan - taiteilijapari Alma ja Toivo Kuulan kirjeet 1918. yle.fi (12 April 2018)

External links

• Väinö Siikaniemi at Olympedia