Olavi Rove (29 July 1915 – 22 May 1966) was a Finnish gymnast and Olympic Champion.

Olavi Rove
Country represented Finland
Born(1915-07-29)29 July 1915
Helsinki, Finland
Died22 May 1966(1966-05-22) (aged 50)
Helsinki, Finland
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's Gymnastic
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1948 London Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1950 Basel Team[1]
Silver medal – second place 1950 Basel Rings
Silver medal – second place 1950 Basel Vault
Silver medal – second place 1950 Basel Parallel bars
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Basel All-around

He was born and died in Helsinki.

He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a silver medal in vault.[2] At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki he received a bronze medal in team combined exercises with the Finnish team. Additionally, he competed at the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he helped his team to the silver medal, won individual silvers in the rings, vault, and parallel bars apparatuses, and won an individual bronze in the individual all-around combined exercises.

References

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  1. ^ Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). "125th Anniversary - The story goes on..." (PDF). FIG. p. 66.
  2. ^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)