About Olli Partanen
Lived 1922 – 2014 (aged 91). Olli Partanen was a Finnish athletics competitor.
Heikki Olavi ("Olli") Partanen (18 August 1922 – 15 June 2014), born in Kouvola, was a Finnish discus thrower. Partanen won EM-bronze in the discus throw at the Brussels 1950 European Championships with the result 48,69. Partanen performed his record 50,14 on 25 September 1949 at Karhula. He represented Kouvolan Urheilijat (Finnish. The Sportsmen of Kouvola) in the club level. During the Second World War he served Nazi Germany in the Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS.
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Who was Olli Partanen?
Finnish discus thrower
When was Olli Partanen born?
Olli Partanen was born on 18 August 1922 in Kouvola.
When did Olli Partanen die?
Olli Partanen died on 15 June 2014 in Kouvola.
What was Olli Partanen's occupation?
Olli Partanen was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Olli Partanen?
Olli Partanen was Finnish.
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