Arvid Rydman (25 June 1884 – 14 May 1953) was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. He was part of the Finnish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. After his sporting career, Rydman worked as the director of

Satakunta Museum The Satakunta Museum ( fi, Satakunnan Museo, sv, Satakunda Museum) is a historical museum in the city of Pori, Finland. The museum was established in 1888 and it is one of the oldest historical museums in Finland. In 1980, Satakunta Museum was giv ...

Pori ) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-w ...

from 1930 until his death. Rydman was married to Kerttu Snellman, the granddaughter of Finnish statesman Johan Vilhelm Snellman.Satakunnan Museon kokoelmaohjelma
City of Pori 2009 . Retrieved 19 August 2014.

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1884 births 1953 deaths Finnish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Directors of museums in Finland Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub