Einari Teräsvirta

Finnish gymnast and architect

Einari Teräsvirta
Medal record
Men’s Gymnastic
Olympic Games
	1948 London	Team
	1932 Los Angeles	Horizontal bar
	1932 Los Angeles	Team
	1936 Berlin	Team

Einari Teräsvirta (7 December 1914 – 23 November 1995^[1]) was a Finnish gymnast, Olympic Champion and well-known architect (graduated 1939, Helsinki).

He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.^[2]

Olympics

He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a bronze medal in horizontal bar, and a bronze medal in the team competition. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he received a gold medal in team combined exercises.^[3]

Architecture

Notable designs by Teräsvirta include:

Library of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki
Finnish State Guesthouse
Hotel Kalastajatorppa
Hotel Marski

References

^ "Einari Teräsvirta Biography and Statistics - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)