About Huvi Tuiskunen
Lived 1872 – 1930 (aged 57). Huvi Tuiskunen was a Finnish sport shooter.
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
+ Huvi Tuiskunen at the Olympic GamesGamesEventRankNotes 1908 Summer Olympics 300 metre free rifle, three positions 37th Source: Team free rifle 8th Source: 1912 Summer Olympics 100 meter running deer, single shots 21st 300 metre free rifle, three positions 39th Team free rifle 5th
He received the first Finnish national championship gold in shooting when he won the 300 metre free rifle event in 1907.
He represented the club Suomen Metsästysyhdistys.
Personal
He was born in Luhtikylä, Orimattila. He moved to a farm in Helsinki in 1898. He moved to open a sports utility shop in Lahti in 1922.
He maintained a link to his family by having a summer villa drawn by Lars Sonck built in Luhtikylä.
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.
He is buried in the Mustankallio cemetery in Lahti.
He is related to shooters Matti Nummela and Helena Juppala.
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Who was Huvi Tuiskunen?
Finnish sports shooter (1872–1930)
When was Huvi Tuiskunen born?
Huvi Tuiskunen was born on 22 July 1872 in Orimattila.
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Huvi Tuiskunen died on 31 March 1930 in Lahti.
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Huvi Tuiskunen was a sport shooter.
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Huvi Tuiskunen was Finnish.
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