Väinö Tiiri

{{Infobox gymnast

| name = Väinö Tiiri

| image = Väinö Tiiri 1936.png

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| caption = Tiiri {{Circa|1936}}

| full_name = Väinö Edward Tiiri

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1886|01|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Loimaa, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|07|30|1886|01|31|df=yes}}

| death_place = Helsinki, Finland

| discipline = MAG

| country = Finland

| natlteam =

| club = Ylioppilasvoimistelijat

| show-medals = yes

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Väinö Edward Tiiri (31 January 1886 – 30 July 1966) was a Finnish gymnast who won two Olympic medals.

Sport

=Olympics=

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Games !Event !Rank !Notes
1908 Summer Olympics \|Men's team \|style=background-color:#cc9966\| 3rd \| Source: {{cite book \| title = The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary \| last1 = Mallon \| first1 = Bill \| last2 = Buchanan \| first2 = Ian \| publisher = McFarland \| location = Jefferson, North Carolina, United States \| date = 2001 \| pages = [https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/185 185] \| isbn = 978-0-7864-0598-5 \| url = https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/185 }}
1912 Summer Olympics \|Team, free system \|style=background-color:silver\| 2nd \|

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|+ Väinö Tiiri at the Olympic Games

Games

!Event

!Rank

!Notes

1908 Summer Olympics

|Men's team

|style=background-color:#cc9966| 3rd

| Source: {{cite book | title = The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary | last1 = Mallon | first1 = Bill | last2 = Buchanan | first2 = Ian | publisher = McFarland | location = Jefferson, North Carolina, United States | date = 2001 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/185 185] | isbn = 978-0-7864-0598-5 | url = https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/185 }}

1912 Summer Olympics

|Team, free system

|style=background-color:silver| 2nd

He was in the Finnish team leadership in the 1924 and 1928 games.

He was a judge at the gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics.{{cite web | url = http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928.pdf | title = The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928. Official Report | date = 1928 | editor-last = Van Rossem | editor-first = G. | publisher = The Netherlands Olympic Committee | page = 645 | format = PDF | access-date = 22 March 2023 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080408184510/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928.pdf | archive-date = 8 April 2008 | via = LA84 Foundation}}

=Other=

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 = 336 | isbn = 951-98673-1-7}}

He was the chairman of the boys' chapter of the Finnish Gymnastics and Sports Federation in 1924–1926.{{cite book | editor-last1 = Virtapohja | editor-first1 = Kalle | date = 2022 | title = SVUL:n vuosisata. Suomen suurin ja vaikutusvaltaisin urheilujärjestö | trans-title = The Century of SVUL | series = Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiön tutkimuksia | language = fi | volume = 4 | location = Helsinki | publisher = Urheilun ja liikunnan kulttuurikeskus TAHTO, SVUL | page = 470 | isbn = 9789526644219 | issn = 2243-1489}}

He was a founding member of the fencing club Helsingin Miekkailijat.{{cite book | last1 = Lauhio | first1 = Seppo | editor-last1 = Varjo | editor-first1 = Markku | date = 2013 | chapter = 1920-luvulla palvelleita upseereita, jotka olivat mukana perustamassa Helsingin Miekkailijoita | title = Miekkailu Suomessa. En garde! Prêts? Allez! | language = fi | publisher = Suomen Miekkailu- ja 5-otteluliitto ry | page = 35 | isbn = 9789519761879}}

He was the leader of the Suomen Urheilulehti editorial staff in 1909–1917. He edited sports-related articles in the encyclopedia Pieni tietosanakirja.

He held positions of trust in several national-level sports federations.

Career

He completed his matriculation exam in Turku Finnish Real Lycaeum in 1907 and graduated as a gymnastics teacher in 1911. He worked as a gymnastics teacher up to 1952.

He completed Artillery Officer School in 1918 and eventually reached the rank of major in 1928.

He was the physical education officer of the Finnish Defence Forces for over ten years.{{cite book | last1 = Kronlund | first1 = Jarl | date = 1988 | title = Puolustusvoimien rauhan ajan historia. Osa 1: Suomen puolustuslaitos 1918–1939 | series = Sotatieteen laitoksen julkaisuja | language = fi | volume = 24 | location = Porvoo | publisher = WSOY | page = 520 | isbn = 9510147990}} He served as a battalion commander in the World War II.

He was an editor in Uusi Suomi and Suomen Sotilas.

Politics

He was one of the members of the central committee responsible of the creation of the Jäger Movement.{{cite book | last1 = Lauerma | first1 = Matti | date = 1966 | title = Kuninkaallinen Preussin jääkäripataljoona 27. Vaiheet ja vaikutus | language = fi | location = Porvoo | publisher = WSOY | page = 93}}{{cite book | last1 = Kilpinen | first1 = Asko | date = 2019 | chapter = Jääkäriliike ja jääkäripataljoona 27 | title = Suomen jääkärit. Itsenäisyytemme kärkijoukko | language = fi | location = Jyväskylä | publisher = Docendo | page = 56 | isbn = 9789522914651}} He was nominated an honorary jäger in 1961.{{cite book | date = 1975 | editor1-last = Paloheimo | editor1-first = Olli | display-editors = etal | title = Suomen jääkärien elämäkerrasto 1975 | language = fi, sv | location = Helsinki | publisher = Jääkäriliitto | page = 756 | isbn = 951-99046-8-9}}

Family

Tiiri's parents were Kalle and Maria Tiiri. He married Helmi Koski in 1921. His only child was named Juhana.{{cite book | date = 1959 | title = Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 | language = fi, sv | location = Helsinki | publisher = Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto | page = 244}}

He was buried in Helsinki at Hietaniemi Cemetery.{{cite web | url = https://www.hautahaku.fi/map/02-02-021-02-00015/TIIRI%20V%C3%84IN%C3%96%20EDVARD | title = Tiiri Väinö Edvard | website = Hautahaku.fi | language = fi | access-date = 22 March 2023}}