Einari Teräsvirta

Einari Teräsvirta won his first Olympic medals in 1932, two bronze medals in the team all-around and high bar. The Finnish team management internally decided that Heikki Savolainen should receive the silver medal on the high bar and Teräsvirta the bronze, after they had tied. In 1936 Teräsvirta won his third bronze medal and in 1948 crowned his career with a team gold medal.

Teräsvirta later became a well-known and respected architect in Finland. As an architect he graduated from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1939. In 1949, he established his own office and designed numerous public buildings, notably for the Helsinki University, and sports venues in Helsinki. He ran his office until age 72 and held various positions in the Finnish Association of Architects and other professional institutions. In 1974 he was awarded the title of professor.

In 1952, Teräsvirta submitted his plans for the Swimming-baths, Ilosaari. Ilosaari is the most famous island in the Pielisjoki River in the city of Joensuu. A swimming pool with wooden diving towers was built here as early as 1907. In the 1940s, the old facilities were abandoned and construction of the new Ilosaari 25 metre pool began in 1946 and was completed in 1949. It was eventually demolished in the 1970s.