Career, in brief
Vappu Salonen competed for Finland in women's artistic gymnastics at the 1952 Games. She placed 5th in the team (portable apparatus),.
Finland · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Vappu Salonen
Vappu Salonen competed for Finland in women's artistic gymnastics, 1952.
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Timeline
Career arc, year by year.
Olympic — 1 appearance
1952 Helsinki Olympics
Helsinki
Team Final 5thSWE 74.200 · URS 73.000 · HUN 71.600 · Unified Team of Germany 71.200 5th
Team Final 13thURS 527.030 · HUN 520.960 · TCH 503.320 · SWE 501.830 13th
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Hungary · WAG · 1948 – 1956
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Hungary · WAG · 1952 – 1956
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Hungary · WAG · 1948 – 1956
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Hungary · WAG · 1948 – 1952
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Czechoslovakia · WAG · 1952 – 1960
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Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
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Hungary · WAG · 1948 – 1952
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Hungary · WAG · 1948 – 1952
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Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Yekaterina Kalinchuk
Hungary · WAG · 1952 – 1956
Andrea Bodó-Molnár
Sweden · WAG · 1952 – 1956
Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling
Czechoslovakia · WAG · 1948 – 1952
Božena Srncová
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Galina Shamray
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Galina Urbanovich
Hungary · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Ilona Milanovics
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Klavdiya Orechkina
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Medeya Jugeli
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Pelageya Danilova
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Yelena Guts
Czechoslovakia · WAG · 1952 – 1952
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Sources
Sources
olympedia.org (Helsinki 1952)
Last verified 2026-05-26 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com
Last verified 2026-05-26 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com