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 was a salesman in 1950–1964. He completed engineer officer examination in 1928, and reached the rank of captain (eng.).

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1884 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 {{Finland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Finnish people