Huvi Tuiskunen Explained
Huvi Tuiskunen |
Full Name: | Huvi Hjalmar Tuiskunen |
National Team: | Finland |
Birth Date: | 22 July 1872 |
Birth Place: | Orimattila, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
Death Place: | Lahti, Finland |
Resting Place: | Mustankallio cemetery, Lahti |
Occupation: | Merchant, farmer |
Sport: | Sports shooting |
Club: | Suomen Metsästysyhdistys |
Huvi Hjalmar Tuiskunen (22 July 1872 - 31 March 1930) was a Finnish sport shooter, who competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics, and won a Finnish championship in 1907.
Shooting
He received the first Finnish national championship gold in shooting, when he won the 300 metre free rifle event in 1907.[3]
He represented the club Suomen Metsästysyhdistys.
He was at the constituting meeting of the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation.[4]
Personal
He was born in Luhtikylä, Orimattila. He moved to farm in Helsinki in 1898. He moved to open a sports utility shop in Lahti in 1922.[5]
He maintained a link to his family by having a summer villa drawn by Lars Sonck built in Luhtikylä.[6]
He was killed by an accidental discharge of a pistol he was about to clean. He was survived by a wife, a son and an adopted daughter.[7]
He is buried in the Mustankallio cemetery in Lahti.[8]
He is related to shooters Matti Nummela and Helena Juppala.
Sources
- Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2001 . Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . Jyväskylä . Graface . 341 . 951-98673-1-7.
Notes and References
- Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States . 2001 . 224 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 . registration .
- Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States . 2001 . 227 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 . registration .
- Book: 1976 . Virtamo . Keijo . etal . Fokus urheilu 2 . fi . 4th . Helsinki . Otava Publishing Company . 138 . 951-1-00331-3.
- Book: Virtapohja . Kalle . 2019 . Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 . History of sport shooting in Finland . fi . Helsinki . Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto . 45 . 9789519699127.
- Book: Virtapohja . Kalle . 2019 . Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 . History of sport shooting in Finland . fi . Helsinki . Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto . 285–286 . 9789519699127.
- News: Hakama . Kullervo . 22 July 2016 . "Salakuljettaja Tuiskunen" Orimattilan olympiaedustajien pioneeri . Orimattilan Sanomat . fi . Pitäjäsanomat Oy . 3 . 1236-6609 . Orimattila.
- News: 1 April 1930 . Surullinen ampumistapaus Lahdessa . Lahden Sanomat . fi . Lahti . Lahden Seudun Sanomalehti Oy . 2 . 7 September 2023 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- Palo . Lassi . 26 February 2014 . Juhlavuosi Huvi Tuiskusen jättämää muistoa ja perintöä kunnioittaen . Urheiluampuja . fi . 1/2014 . 8–9 . 0789-516X . 3 July 2020.