Reino Richard Poutanen (21 February 1928 – 14 April 2007) was a
Finnish
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* 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
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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 and 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 ...
. He was born in
Turku
Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...
. 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 repêchage of the
coxless four competition. Four years later he was eliminated with the Finnish boat in the semi-finals of the
coxed four event.
External links
Reino Poutanen's profile at Sports Reference.com
1928 births
2007 deaths
Finnish male rowers
Olympic rowers of Finland
Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
European Rowing Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Turku
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