Eugen Ekman
 Ekman at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 October 1937 Vaasa, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vasa IS | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eugen Georg Oskar Ekman (born 27 October 1937) is a retired Finnish gymnast. He competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a gold medal in pommel horse in 1960. That year he finished sixth all-around,[1] while in 1964 he served as the Olympic flag bearer for Finland at the opening ceremony.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Eugen Ekman. sports-reference
- ^ Finland. sports-reference.com
External links
[edit]- Eugen Ekman at Olympics.com
- Eugen Ekman at Olympedia
- Eugen Ekman at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
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