Ale Riipinen
{{short description|Finnish artistic gymnast}}
{{Infobox gymnast
| name = Ale Riipinen
| image = Ale Riipinen.png
| alt =
| caption = Riipinen in 1908
| full_name = Heikki Aleksi Riipinen
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1883|05|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Laukaa, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1957|02|13|1883|05|28|df=yes}}
| death_place = Leppävaara, Finland
| spouse = Hilja Riipinen
| discipline = MAG
| country = Finland
| natlteam =
| club = Ylioppilasvoimistelijat
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}}
{{MedalCountry|{{FIN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalBronze|1908 London|Team}}
}}
Heikki Aleksi "Ale" Riipinen (28 May 1883 – 13 February 1957) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/29823 |title=Ale Riipinen |work=Olympedia |access-date=2 March 2021}}
Gymnastics
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|+ Ale Riipinen at the Olympic Games |
| Games
!Event !Rank !Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics
|style=background-color:#cc9966| 3rd |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.{{cite book | last1 = Siukonen | first1 = Markku | year = 2001 | title = Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 | series = Suuri olympiateos | language = fi | volume = 12 | location = Jyväskylä | publisher = Graface | page = 252 | isbn = 951-98673-1-7}}
Career
He completed his matriculation exam at the Jyväskylä Classical Lyceum in 1903 and graduated as a physical education teacher in 1908.{{cite book | date = 1959 | title = Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 | language = fi, sv | location = Helsinki | publisher = Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto | page = 191}}
He worked as a school teacher in Lapua from 1908–1927, becoming also a rector. Then, he worked as a lecturer in Jyväskylä from 1927 to 1948. Finally, he returned to Lapua to teach until 1951.
He also wrote on physical education and other subjects in Suomen Urheilulehti and other papers.
He was the chairman of the state taxation board in Lapua in 1923–1927.
Military
He served in the White Guard as a platoon leader and a company commander during the Finnish Civil War. He was a garrison commandant in the Finnish Defence Forces
and a chief of office of a White Guard district during the Second World War. He reached the rank of lieutenant.
Politics
He played a small part in initiating the namesake action of the Lapua Movement, although it is unknown if he actually participated in it.{{cite book | last1 = Sulamaa | first1 = Kaarle | date = 1995 | title = Hilja Riipinen. Lapuan lotta | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Otava | page = 128 | isbn = 951-1-13497-3}}
Accolades
He received the following honorary awards:
- Cross of Liberty, 4th Class
- The cross of merit of the Civil Guards
- Medals of the Finnish Civil War:
- The commemorative medal of the capture of Tampere
- The Vilppula cross
- Decorations of the heimosodat:
- The commemorative medal of Carelia
He is also an honorary member of several clubs and associations.
Family
His parents were farmer Mikko Riipinen and Iida Manninen.
He married Hilja Miklin-Metsäpolku in 1911.{{cite book | last1 = Sulamaa | first1 = Kaarle | date = 1995 | title = Hilja Riipinen. Lapuan lotta | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Otava | page = 47 | isbn = 951-1-13497-3}} They had two children:
- Heljä Kaarina, born 1912,{{cite book | last1 = Sulamaa | first1 = Kaarle | date = 1995 | title = Hilja Riipinen. Lapuan lotta | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Otava | page = 49 | isbn = 951-1-13497-3}} died 1926{{cite book | last1 = Sulamaa | first1 = Kaarle | date = 1995 | title = Hilja Riipinen. Lapuan lotta | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Otava | pages = 102–105 | isbn = 951-1-13497-3}}
- Anna Pirkko Sätene, born 1920,{{cite book | last1 = Sulamaa | first1 = Kaarle | date = 1995 | title = Hilja Riipinen. Lapuan lotta | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Otava | page = 70 | isbn = 951-1-13497-3}} died 1964{{cite book | last1 = Sulamaa | first1 = Kaarle | date = 1995 | title = Hilja Riipinen. Lapuan lotta | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Otava | pages = 242–243 | isbn = 951-1-13497-3}}
He died from a heart attack in Espoo while visiting his daughter.{{cite book | last1 = Sulamaa | first1 = Kaarle | date = 1995 | title = Hilja Riipinen. Lapuan lotta | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Otava | page = 239 | isbn = 951-1-13497-3}}
References
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External links
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Category:Sportspeople from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Category:Finnish male artistic gymnasts
Category:Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gymnasts for Finland
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
Category:Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Category:Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics