Great Olympians

Biographies - YLO


Rafael Ylönen

B. 1906-11-26, Lappeenranta, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1997-03-31
Gymnastics
1928 HP
Men's Individual Combined (9 events) 61st -
Men's Team Combined fifth 250
Men's Vault 45th -
Men's Parallel Bars 74th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 39th -
Men's Rings 56th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 72nd -
250


Urpo Ylönen

B. 1943-05-25, Käkisalmi (now Priozersk in Russia), represented Finland
Ice Hockey
1968 1972 1976 HP
Men's Team fifth fourth 1430
1430


Vilho Ylönen

B. 1918-05-31, Hankasalmi, Finland; D. 2000-03-08
Shooting (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1952 1956 1960 1964 HP
Free Rifle fifth bronze fourth 8514
Small-Bore Rifle, three positions silver fifth 15th 5010
Small-Bore Rifle, prone 11th 15th 17th 43rd 416.4
13940.4

He competed in the 1948 (demonstration) sport of Military Patrol.


Written 2012-02-20 - last modified 2020-11-28

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