Career, in brief
Sulo Salmi competed for Finland in men's artistic gymnastics at the 1948 Games. He placed 1st in the team competition.
Finland · MAG · 1948 – 1948
Sulo Salmi
Sulo Salmi competed for Finland in men's artistic gymnastics, 1948. Career medals: 1 gold.
1
career medals
across Olympic, World, and Continental finals.
Timeline
Career arc, year by year.
- 1948
- Olympic1948 London OlympicsgoldTeam gold; AA 31st
with Aleksanteri Saarvala, Einari Teräsvirta, Esa Seeste, Gunnar Karma, Heikki Savolainen +4 more ›
Olympic — 1 appearance
1948 London Olympics
London
Team Final FinlandFIN 1358.300 · SUI 1356.700 · HUN 1330.850 · FRA 1313.850 GOLD
All-Around Final 217.450 — 31st 31st
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Sources
Sources
olympedia.org (London 1948)
Last verified 2026-06-05 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com
Last verified 2026-06-05 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com