Vaanyanen, Iyvar

Iyvar Väänänen ( Finnish. Iivar Väänänen ; September 17, 1887 , Kuopio Province , Grand Duchy of Finland - April 13, 1959 , Finland ) - Finnish marksman, Olympic medalist.

Iyvar Vaanyanen
fin. Iivar Väänänen
general information
Full name	Iyvar Vaanyanen
Nickname	Iivo
Citizenship	Finland
Date of Birth	September 17, 1887 ( 1887-09-17 )
Place of Birth	Kuopio province , VKF
Date of death	April 13, 1959 ( 1959-04-13 ) (71 years old)
A place of death	Finland
Shooting sport	bullet shooting (rifle)
Awards and medals Olympic Games Bronze Stockholm 1912 single shots on the running deer (team), 100 m

Born in 1857 in the Kuopio province of the Grand Duchy of Finland . In 1912, at the Olympic Games in Stockholm , speaking for the Finnish team, he took part in competitions in shooting disciplines. He won the bronze medal in the team championship in single shots at the “running deer”, but in the individual championship was only 22nd.