Juhani Helenius (14 May 1933 – 19 February 2010) was a

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sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. He was born in

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. At the

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, he was disqualified in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in

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, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 4 × 500 m event.

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1933 births 2010 deaths Sportspeople from Hämeenlinna Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Finnish male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Finland {{Finland-canoe-bio-stub