John Gustav Henriksson (30 May 1883 – 1 November 1948) was a Finnish swimmer, who competed in two events 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 ...

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National

He won gold in 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay at the 1908 Finnish championships. He was a member of two clubs: * Vaasan Uimaseura, an honorary member since 1922 * Helsingfors Simsällskap. An honorary member since 1937. Chairman in 1914–1916 and a board member in 1909–1940. He was the secretary of

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in 1908–1909 and 1916.

Occupation

Henriksson graduated as a physical education teacher in 1920 and worked as one in 1909–1948. He was a copy editor in the magazine '' Finskt Iddrottsblad'' and a sports reporter in the newspaper '' Hufvudstadsbladet''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henriksson, John 1883 births 1948 deaths Finnish male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Finland Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Helsinki Finnish male freestyle swimmers Finnish male breaststroke swimmers