Eino Vilho Forsström (10 April 1889 – 26 July 1961) was a Finnish gymnast who won two medals in the

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

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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 ...

. At the time of the Games he represented the club Katajaiset. He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909. He was among the best boxers in Finland in 1908–1910. He married Matilda Irene Larsson in 1915.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Forsstrom, Eino 1889 births 1961 deaths Finnish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish people