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Sport
  
Sports shooting

Name
  
Nestori Toivonen


Role
  
Olympic athlete

Died
  
April 6, 1927, Gromovo

Born
  
25 March 1865 (
1865-03-25
)
Kuorevesi, Finland

Olympic medals
  
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre team running deer, single shots

Similar People
  
Ole Lilloe‑Olsen, Oscar Swahn, Carl Osburn

Nestori Kallenpoika Toivonen (25 March 1865 – 6 April 1927) was a Finnish sports shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

In 1912 he won two bronze medals, as part of the Finnish team, which won the bronze medal in the 100 metre running deer, single shots event as well as in the 100 metre running deer, single shots individual event. He also participated in the 300 metre free rifle, three positions event, but he did not finish.

In 1920 he won again two medals, the silver medal with the 100 m running deer, single shots team and the bronze medal with the 100 m running deer, double shots team. In addition he finished seventh in the 300 m army rifle, prone and eleventh as part of the 50 m army pistol team.

He was born in Kuorevesi and died in Sakkola.

References

Nestori Toivonen Wikipedia