Heikki Aleksi "Ale" Riipinen was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
10 Facts About Ale Riipinen
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Ale Riipinen won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.
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Ale Riipinen completed his matriculation exam at the Jyvaskyla Classical Lyceum in 1903 and graduated as a physical education teacher in 1908.
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Ale Riipinen wrote on physical education and other subjects in Suomen Urheilulehti and other papers.
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Ale Riipinen served in the White Guard as a platoon leader and a company commander during the Finnish Civil War.
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Ale Riipinen was a garrison commandant in the Finnish Defence Forces and a chief of office of a White Guard district during the Second World War.
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Ale Riipinen played a small part in initiating the namesake action of the Lapua Movement, although it is unknown if he actually participated in it.
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Ale Riipinen is an honorary member of several clubs and associations.
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Ale Riipinen's parents were farmer Mikko Riipinen and Iida Manninen.
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Ale Riipinen died from a heart attack in Espoo while visiting his daughter.