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Ekman at the 1960 Olympics
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | Finland | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Vaasa, Finland |
27 October 1937 |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||
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, while in 1964 he served as the Olympic flag bearer for Finland at the opening ceremony.