Martti Uosikkinen
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Martti•Uosikkinen |
| Used name | Martti•Uosikkinen |
| Nick/petnames | Make, Napero |
| Born | 20 August 1909 in Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo (FIN) |
| Died | 9 March 1940 in Loymola, Suoyarvi, Respublika Kareliya (RUS) |
| Measurements | 162 cm / 61 kg |
| NOC |  Finland |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Martti Uosikkinen won two bronze medals in team all-around in 1932 and 1936. He was trained as a physical education teacher at the Sortavala Seminar and wrote several textbooks, some published posthumously. He was also an excellent skier and was selected to represent Finland in 1936 at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, but the Finnish Gymnastics Federation lodged an objection because of the risk of injury. Uosikkinen was killed in action in 1940 in the Finnish-Soviet Winter War in the Battle of the Kollaa, only days before the end of the war.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | FIN |
Martti Uosikkinen | |||
| Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | 19 | |||||
| Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) | Finland | 5 | ||||
| Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) | =24 | |||||
| Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | =21 | |||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | =16 | |||||
| Rings, Men (Olympic) | =17 | |||||
| Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) | =31 | |||||
| 1932 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | FIN |
Martti Uosikkinen | |||
| Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | 15 | |||||
| Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) | Finland | 3 | Bronze | |||
| Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) | =7 | |||||
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | FIN |
Martti Uosikkinen | |||
| Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | =5 | |||||
| Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) | Finland | 3 | Bronze | |||
| Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
| Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | 11 | |||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
| Rings, Men (Olympic) | 22 | |||||
| Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) | 4 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War (†9 March 1940. Wounded at the Battle of Kollaa, part of the Soviet-Finnish Winter War, and died of his wounds in war hospital.)