Veijo Mikkolainen (25 August 1924 – 7 April 2013) was a Finnish

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

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* 1924 births 2013 deaths Finnish male rowers Olympic rowers for Finland Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-rowing-bio-stub