Yrjö Hietanen
Finnish canoeist
 Hietanen (left) and Kurt Wires at the 1952 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 July 1927 Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 March 2011 (aged 83) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72–74 kg (159–163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Merimelojat, Helsinki | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yrjö Jalmari "Yka" Hietanen (12 July 1927 – 26 March 2011) was a Finnish canoe sprinter who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. In 1952 he won two gold medals with Kurt Wires in the 1000 m and 10000 m events. In 1956 he placed seventh over 10000 m.[1]
References
- ^ Yrjö Hietanen. Sports Reference.com
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Olympic Kayaking Champions in Men's K-2 1000 m
- 1936:
Adolf Kainz / Alfons Dorfner (AUT) - 1948:
Hans Berglund / Lennart Klingström (SWE) - 1952:
Kurt Wires / Yrjö Hietanen (FIN) - 1956:
Michel Scheuer / Meinrad Miltenberger (EUA) - 1960: Gert Fredriksson / Sven-Olov Sjödelius (SWE)
- 1964: Sven-Olov Sjödelius / Gunnar Utterberg (SWE)
- 1968:
Aleksandr Shaparenko / Vladimir Morozov (URS) - 1972: Nikolai Gorbachev / Viktor Kratasyuk (URS)
- 1976: Serhei Nahorny / Vladimir Romanovsky (URS)
- 1980: Vladimir Parfenovich / Sergei Chukhray (URS)
- 1984:
Hugh Fisher / Alwyn Morris (CAN) - 1988:
Greg Barton / Norman Bellingham (USA) - 1992: Kay Bluhm / Torsten Gutsche (GER)
- 1996:
Daniele Scarpa / Antonio Rossi (ITA) - 2000: Antonio Rossi / Beniamino Bonomi (ITA)
- 2004: Markus Oscarsson / Henrik Nilsson (SWE)
- 2008: Andreas Ihle / Martin Hollstein (GER)
- 2012:
Rudolf Dombi / Roland Kökény (HUN) - 2016: Max Rendschmidt / Marcus Gross (GER)
- 2020:
Jean van der Westhuyzen / Thomas Green (AUS)
