Viljo Leskinen
Personal information | |
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Full name | Viljo Armas Antero Leskinen |
Born | Toholampi, Grand Duchy of Finland | 16 December 1909
Died | 16 November 1945 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 35)
Sport | |
Sport | Sports shooting |
Viljo Armas Antero Leskinen (16 December 1909 – 16 November 1945) was a Finnish sports shooter. He competed in the 50 m rifle event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] In November 1945, Leskinen shot and killed a woman in a dispute and then committed suicide.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Viljo Leskinen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Viljo Leskinen". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
External links[]
- Viljo Leskinen at Olympics.com
- Viljo Leskinen at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1909 births
- 1945 suicides
- People from Toholampi
- People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Finnish male sport shooters
- Olympic shooters of Finland
- Shooters at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Murder–suicides in Finland
- Suicides by firearm in Finland
- 1945 deaths
- Violence against women in Europe
- Finnish sport shooting biography stubs