Reino Richard Poutanen (21 February 1928 – 14 April 2007) was a

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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

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. He was born in

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. 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 {{Finland-rowing-bio-stub