Veikko Salminen
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| Born | 12 August 1945 Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon, fencing | ||||||||||||||
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Veikko Salminen (born 12 August 1945) is a Finnish modern pentathlete and épée fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team modern pentathlon event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
His daughter, Laura Salminen, and son, Ismo Salminen, are also a modern pentathlon athletes.
References
[edit]- ^ "Veikko Salminen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "Veikko Salminen Olympic medals and stats". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
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