Janhonen, Pauli

Pauli Aapeli Janhonen ( Finnish. Pauli Aapeli Janhonen ; October 20, 1914 - November 30, 2007 ) - Finnish rifle shooter, medalist of the 1948 Olympic Games, multiple world champion.

Pauli Yanhonen
fin. Pauli Aapeli Janhonen
general information
Full name	Pauli Aapeli Janhonen
Citizenship	Finland
Date of Birth	October 20, 1914 ( 1914-10-20 )
Place of Birth	Jyväskylä , Grand Duchy of Finland , Russian Empire
Date of death	November 30, 2007 ( 2007-11-30 ) (93 years old)
A place of death	Jyväskylä , Finland
Shooting sport	bullet shooting (rifle)
Awards and medals Olympic Games Silver London 1948 rifle from three positions, 300 m World Championships Gold Stockholm 1947 rifle from 3 positions, 300 m Silver Stockholm 1947 rifle from 3 positions, 300 m (teams) Silver Stockholm 1947 lying rifle, 50 m (teams) Bronze Stockholm 1947 knee rifle, 300 m Bronze Stockholm 1947 standing rifle, 300 m Bronze Stockholm 1947 rifle standing, 50 m (teams) Gold Buenos Aires 1949 rifle from 3 positions, 50 m Gold Buenos Aires 1949 rifle from 3 positions, 50 m (teams) Gold Buenos Aires 1949 standing rifle 50 m Gold Buenos Aires 1949 rifle from 3 positions, 300 m (teams) Silver Buenos Aires 1949 rifle from 3 positions, 300 m Silver Buenos Aires 1949 standing rifle, 300 m Silver Buenos Aires 1949 arm rifle, 300 m (teams) Bronze Oslo 1952 rifle from 3 positions, 300 m (teams) Silver Moscow 1958 lying rifle, 50 + 100 m, (teams) Silver Moscow 1958 rifle from three positions, 300 m, (teams) Bronze Moscow 1958 rifle standing, 50 m (teams) Bronze Moscow 1958 standard rifle, 300 m (teams) Gold Cairo 1962 standard screwdriver, 300 m) Bronze Cairo 1962 standard screwdriver, 300 m (command)) Gold Tun 1974 lying rifle, 50 m (team)

Pauli Janhonen was born in 1914 in Jyväskylä . In the 1948 Olympic Games in London, he won a silver medal in rifle shooting from three positions at a distance of 300 m. In 1952, he took part in the Olympic Games in Helsinki , but this time became only the 12th. In 1960, at the Olympic Games in Rome, he participated in competitions in small caliber rifle shooting from three positions at a distance of 50 m, but there he became only 13th.