Pentti O. Snellman (18 February 1926 – 14 October 2007) was a Finnish

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. He competed in the men's long jump at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Snellmann married Aili Annikki Pekkanen (1931–2020) in 1960. Snellman practiced medicine in Finland for ten years and in the United States from 1972 until his retirement in 1991.

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* 1926 births 2007 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Finnish male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Finland Finnish emigrants to the United States Sportspeople from Pori {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub