Reino Poutanen

Personal information
Birth name	Reino Richard Poutanen
Born	21 February 1928 Turku
Died	14 April 2007(2007-04-14) (aged 79)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Coxed four European Rowing Championships 1955 Ghent Coxless four 1956 Bled Coxed four

Reino Richard Poutanen (21 February 1928 – 14 April 2007) was a Finnish rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Turku. In 1956 he was a crew member of the Finnish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event. He was also part of the Finnish boat which was eliminated in the repêchage of the coxless four competition. Four years later he was eliminated with the Finnish boat in the semi-finals of the coxed four event.