Toimi Pitkänen

Toimi Johannes Pitkänen (23 May 1928 – 17 September 2016) was a Finnish rower. He competed in various two-man and four man events at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won two bronze medals, in 1956 and 1960. Throughout most of his career Pitkänen rowed with Veli Lehtelä. In addition to two Olympic bronze medals, they won two gold and two silver medals at the European championships in 1955–1961,^[2] and placed sixth at the 1964 Olympics.^[1]

Toimi Pitkänen

Personal information
Born	23 May 1928 Kuhmalahti, Finland[1]
Died	17 September 2016(2016-09-17) (aged 88)
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	80–85 kg (176–187 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Coxed four 1960 Rome Coxless pair European Rowing Championships 1955 Ghent Coxed pair 1956 Bled Coxed four 1958 Poznań Coxless pair 1961 Prague Coxless pair