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Finland At The 1908 Summer Olympics
Finland competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire at the time, but Finland had become a sovereign member of the International Olympic Committee in 1907. Medals Verner Weckman became the first Finn to win an Olympic gold. He had also been the first Finn to win a gold at the 1906 Intercalated Games. Team Aarne Salovaara and Johan Kemp competed in two sports, among 46 athletes in the games who competed in multiple sports. No women competed from Finland. However, Valborg Florström performed in a diving exhibition, which made her the first Finnish woman in the Olympics. Including non-competitors, the Finnish team had 73 athletes and 6 officials. Chef de Mission was Reinhold Felix von Willebrand. The Finnish Comité D'Honneur was Axel Fredrik Londen, Gösta Wasenius and Fred Hackman. Preparations At the time, Grand Duchy of Finland was not an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Olympic Committee
The Finnish Olympic Committee ( fi, Suomen Olympiakomitea ry; sv, Finlands Olympiska Kommitté rf) is the national Olympic committee in Finland for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Presidents See also *Finland at the Olympics *Finnish Paralympic Committee Finnish Paralympic Committee ( fi, Suomen Paralympiakomitea) is the National Paralympic Committee in Finland for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to P ... References External links Official website ** National Olympic Committees Ol 1907 establishments in Finland Sports organizations established in 1907 {{Olympic-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yrjö Linko
Yrjö Antti Linko (1 February 1885 – 22 March 1934) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... Gymnastics He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909. Biography His parents were senior conductor A. G. Lindholm and Edla Johanna Fredberg. He finnicized his familyname from Lindholm to Linko in 1906. He married Hilja Linnéa Knutsson (1892–) in 1914. He did his matriculation exam in 1905. He graduated as a physiotherapist and a physical education teacher in 1911. He obtained the degree of Licentiate of Medicine in 1913. He worked as a physician in various places of employment from 1911 and as a physical education teacher in 1912–1913. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torsten Sandelin
Karl Viktor Torsten Sandelin (28 September 1887 – 8 May 1950) was a Finnish Olympic bronze medalist. Sport He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909. Career He completed his matriculation exam in Gamlakarleby Swedish Coeducational Gymnasium in 1907, and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Helsinki in 1916. He began working as physician in 1915, and as a surgeon in 1917. He was the chairman of the Finska Läkaresällskapet, the Swedish-speaking Finnish Society of Medicine, in 1939. During the Second World War, he served at the Tilkka military hospital. He reached the rank of major (Med.) in 1941. He received the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class in 1942. Family His parents were rural dean Frans Viktor Sandelin and Emma Josefina Durchman. He married Aina Emilia Gylling, the daughter of senator Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Gylling, in 1915. They had three children: # Lars Vikto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarne Salovaara
Aarne Ihamo Salovaara (born Arne Ihamo Nylenius, 25 December 1887 – 11 September 1945) was a Finnish athlete, who won two Olympic medals and two Finnish championships. Athletics Olympic Games National He won the Finnish national championships in a combined sports competition Urheilukuninkuuskilpailut in 1904 and 1906. Salovaara was a district secretary in the Finnish gymnastics and sport federation SVUL in 1906–1907 and a district chairman in 1910–1911, and a member of the board of SVUL in 1913 and 1926. He was the chairman of the club Kotkan Into intermittently in 1915–1927. Personal Salovaara finnicized his name from Nylenius on 12 May 1906. He took part in a Fennoman protest in 1908 and was relegated from his university for one term. He was a board member of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki in 1913–1914. He was the councillor of municipal court in Kotka in 1915–1945. He was active in the Kotka White Guard, where he reached the rank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Sahlstein
Einar Werner Sahlstein (30 May 1887 – 6 March 1936) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... He also won two Finnish national championships in track and field athletics. Sport Gymnastics He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909. Track and field At the 1908 Finnish Athletics Championships, he won a gold in the two-handed javelin throw event, and another one in the combined jumps event. Other He was a chairman of the club Warkauden Urheilijat. He was a founding member of the club Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura and a board member in 1927–1935. Career He performed his matriculation exam in Kuopio Finnish Coeducational School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arno Saarinen
Arno Aleksander Saarinen (11 September 1884 – 7 February 1970) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... Gymnastics He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909. Biography His parents were Gustaf Adolf Saarinen and Gustafva Lindborg. He married Varma Väiniö in 1928. They had three children: # Antti Sakari (1920–) # Taru Kirsti Kaarina (1933–) # Ilkka Aarnio Kalevi (1935–) He completed his matriculation exam in Vaasa Finnish real lyceum in 1903. He graduated as a Master of Science in 1909. He worked in various engineering jobs in 1909–1915. Then he was an assistant manager at a SOK production plant in 1916–1949. Finally he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ale Riipinen
Heikki Aleksi "Ale" Riipinen (28 May 1883 – 13 February 1957) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Gymnastics He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909. Career He completed his matriculation exam at the Jyväskylä Classical Lyceum in 1903 and graduated as a physical education teacher in 1908. He worked as a school teacher in Lapua in 1908–1927, becoming also a rector. Then he worked as a lecturer in Jyväskylä in 1927–1948. Finally he returned to Lapua to teach until 1951. He also wrote on physical education and other subjects in ''Suomen Urheilulehti ''Urheilulehti'' is a popular weekly Finnish sports magazine. It is the second oldest sports journal in the World (after Italian ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''). History and profile ''Urheilulehti'' was founded by Ivar Wilskman in January 1898. ...'' and other papers. He was the chairman of the state taxation board in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eino Railio
Johan Einar "Eino" Railio (11 June 1886 – 3 February 1970) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... He finnicized his familyname from Dahlgren to Railio in 1906. He married Agnes Lovisa Nikander (née Malm) (1885–1976). He is buried in the Malmi Cemetery in Helsinki. Sources * References 1886 births 1970 deaths Finnish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarne Pohjonen
Aarne Anders Pohjonen (29 March 1886 – 22 December 1938) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... Gymnastics He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909. Biography His parents were provost Jaakko Pohjonen and Amanda Maria Taube. He married Tyyne Matilda Riekki in 1925. She was an adoptive sister of Esko Riekki. He completed his matriculation exam in the Jyväskylä Lyseo in 1904, and graduated as a Licentiate of Medicine from the University of Helsinki in 1914. He started in the public sector as a medical intern and then worked as a physician up to 1938. In the military sector, he was a White Guard volunteer in the Finnish Civil W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvi Pohjanpää
Sulo Arvi Pohjanpää (10 July 1887 – 21 December 1959) was a Finnish Olympic gymnast, judge and writer. Gymnastics He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909. Law He took his matriculation exam in Tampere real lycaeum in 1905. He graduated as a Master of Laws from the University of Helsinki in 1910. He received the title varatuomari in 1913. Beginning in 1911, he worked various duties in the legal system. Eventually, he was a judge advocate general in the superior court martial in 1931–1952, and then a Judge of the Court of Appeal in the Helsinki Court of Appeal in 1952–1954. He sentenced Martta Koskinen, the last woman executed in Finland, to death as chief justice of the case. He was the chief justice in the case of Hella Wuolijoki and voted for death, although she received life imprisonment. He sentenced Arndt Pekurinen to prison for his refusal to fight in the Winter War. Literature He first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Kustaa Paasia
Kaarlo Kustaa "Kalle" Paasia (28 August 1883 – 19 December 1961) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... Gymnastics He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909. Biography His parents were farmer Kalle Kustaa Paasia and Amanda Kustaantytär. He was married twice: # Edit Erika Kalalahti (1917) # Helmi Elisabet Kivekäs (1922) He completed his matriculation exam at the Hämeenlinna Lyceum in 1905 and graduated as an agronomist in 1911. He worked as a chief executive officer of Toijala dairy, principal and teacher of Päivölä farm school, an assistant at the state butter inspection plant in Hanko and a manager at the butter inspection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veli Nieminen
Heikki Veli Nieminen (1 December 1886 – 1 April 1936) was a Finnish gymnast and sports shooter, who won two bronzes competing in the 1908, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. Sport He also participated the ISSF World Shooting Championships twice: * 1924: free rifle, kneeling: 5th * 1928: free rifle, prone: 17th He won the Finnish championship in 150 metre free rifle standing in 1925. He was the secretary of Finnish Shooting Sport Federation in 1927–1936 and a board member in 1919–1933. Politics He was among the leadership in the Mäntsälä rebellion. He was prosecuted for the rebellion but acquitted. He was developing the party platform and organisation for the Patriotic People's Movement Patriotic People's Movement ( fi, Isänmaallinen kansanliike, IKL, sv, Fosterländska folkrörelsen) was a Finnish nationalist and anti-communist political party. IKL was the successor of the previously banned Lapua Movement. It existed from 1 .... He sat in the Hämeenli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
