Ossian Olavi "Ossi" Blomqvist (12 May 1908 – 3 October 1955) was a

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speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

who won two silver medals at the European all-around championships in 1931 and 1932. He competed over various distances at the

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1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hiro ...

and

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

with the best results of fifth-sixth place in the

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m and

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events in 1936. He served as the flag bearer for Finland at the 1932 games. At the world all-around championships Blomqvist placed fifth and seventh in 1931 and 1932, respectively.

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Speed skating 1928+1932+1936
1908 births 1955 deaths Finnish male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of Finland Speed skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1932 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Helsinki {{Finland-speed-skating-bio-stub