Veikko Kristian Lommi (7 November 1917 – 20 June 1989) was a Finnish rower who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

and in 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 ...

. He was born in

Vehkalahti Vehkalahti () is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality surrounding the town of Hamina in south-eastern Finland. At the beginning of 2003 Hamina and Vehkalahti combined to form a new town of Hamina. History These souther ...

and died in

Kotka Kotka (; ) is a town in Finland, located on the southeastern coast of the country at the mouth of the Kymi River. The population of Kotka is approximately , while the Kotka-Hamina sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is th ...

. He was the cousin of Oiva Lommi. In 1948 he was a crew member of the Finnish boat which was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the coxed four event. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Finnish boat in the coxless four competition.

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1917 births 1989 deaths Sportspeople from Hamina Finnish male rowers Olympic rowers for Finland Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-rowing-bio-stub