| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Viljo Armas Antero Leskinen |
| Born | 16 December 1909 Toholampi, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 16 November 1945 (aged 35) Helsinki, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Viljo Armas Antero Leskinen (16 December 1909 – 16 November 1945) was a Finnish sports shooter. He competed in the 50 m rifle event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1] In November 1945, Leskinen shot and killed a woman in a dispute and then committed suicide. [2]
References
- ^ "Viljo Leskinen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Viljo Leskinen". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
External links
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- 1909 births
- 1945 deaths
- 1945 suicides
- 20th-century Finnish criminals
- Finnish male criminals
- People from Toholampi
- Sportspeople from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Finnish male sport shooters
- Olympic shooters for Finland
- Shooters at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Murder–suicides in Finland
- Suicides by firearm in Finland
- Violence against women in Finland
- Finnish murderers
- Male murderers
- Sportspeople from Central Ostrobothnia
- Finnish sport shooting biography stubs
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Viljo Armas Antero Leskinen |
| Born | 16 December 1909 Toholampi, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 16 November 1945 (aged 35) Helsinki, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Viljo Armas Antero Leskinen (16 December 1909 – 16 November 1945) was a Finnish sports shooter. He competed in the 50 m rifle event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1] In November 1945, Leskinen shot and killed a woman in a dispute and then committed suicide. [2]
References
- ^ "Viljo Leskinen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Viljo Leskinen". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
External links
|
| This biographical article relating to sport shooting in Finland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1909 births
- 1945 deaths
- 1945 suicides
- 20th-century Finnish criminals
- Finnish male criminals
- People from Toholampi
- Sportspeople from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Finnish male sport shooters
- Olympic shooters for Finland
- Shooters at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Murder–suicides in Finland
- Suicides by firearm in Finland
- Violence against women in Finland
- Finnish murderers
- Male murderers
- Sportspeople from Central Ostrobothnia
- Finnish sport shooting biography stubs