Einari Allan Teräsvirta (7 December 1914 – 23 November 1995) was a Finnish

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, Olympic Champion and well-known architect (graduated 1939, Helsinki). He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.

Olympics

He competed at the

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where he received a bronze medal in ''horizontal bar'', and a bronze medal in the team competition. At the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

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, he received a gold medal in ''team combined exercises''."1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)

Architecture

Notable designs by Teräsvirta include: *Library of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki * Finnish State Guesthouse * Hotel Kalastajatorppa * Hotel Marski

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* 1914 births 1995 deaths Finnish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1932 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Finland Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-Olympic-medalist-stub