Kauko Antero Hänninen (28 January 1930 – 26 August 2013) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. He was born in

Kinnula Kinnula is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Kivijärvi, L ...

. In 1956 he was a crew member of the Finnish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event. He was also part of the Finnish boat which was eliminated in the repechage of the coxless four competition. Four years later he was eliminated with the Finnish boat in the semi-finals of the coxed four event. At the 1964 Games he was a member of the Finnish boat which was eliminated in the repechage of the coxless four competition. His last Olympic appearance was in 1968 when he and his partner Pekka Sylvander were eliminated in the repechage of the coxless pair event. Hänninen moved to Stockholm, Sweden, after his competitive career.

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1930 births 2013 deaths People from Kinnula Finnish male rowers Olympic rowers for Finland Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden European Rowing Championships medalists Sportspeople from Central Finland {{Finland-rowing-bio-stub