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Axel Fredrik Londen

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Axel Fredrik Londen
Personal information
National teamFinland
Born(1859-08-05)5 August 1859
Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died8 September 1928(1928-09-08) (aged 69)
Helsinki, Finland
EducationVaratuomari
OccupationCorporate lawyer
Spouses
  • Valborg Ferlmann (1895–1919)
  • Maria Elisabet Magnuson (1920–)
Other interestsHunting
Sport
SportSports shooting
ClubSuomen Metsästysyhdistys
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing Russia Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Running deer, team

Axel Fredrik Londen (5 August 1859 – 8 September 1928) was a Finnish sports shooter, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Olympics

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Axel Fredrik Londen at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Trap 29th–61st Sources differ: according to some, he did not start the event,[2] according to others, he was eliminated in the first stage of the competition[3]
1912 Summer Olympics 100 meter running deer, single shots 15th
100 meter team running deer, single shots 3rd
Trap, team 5th

He was a member of the board of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1907–1908 and 1911–1913.

Biography

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His parents were vicar and rural dean Karl Fredrik Londen and Emilia Nordenstreng. His was married to Valborg Ferlmann in 1895–1919 and to Maria Elisabet Magnuson since 1920.[4]

He obtained a legal degree in 1886 and the title of varatuomari in 1889.[5]

He moved to Sweden to manage a tobacco factory in the 1910s and got their citizenship. He moved back to Finland after bankruptcy.[6]

He was the chairman of the shooting club Suomen Metsästysyhdistys in 1911–1917.[5]

He edited the outdoors magazine Metsästys ja Kalastus.[7]

He was the first executive manager of the Finnish Hunters' Association in 1922–1927. According to himself, he shot at least two bears and 17 mooses.[8]

He also was briefly the mayor of Ekenäs and held various jobs in the Finnish government.[6]

He was the secretary of the Finnish Maritime Administration from 1924 up to his death.[5]

Sources

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  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 189. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  • Axel Fredrik Londen at Olympedia

References

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  1. ^ "Axel Fredrik Londen". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. pp. 240–241, endnote 47. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  3. ^ Virtapohja, Kalle (2019). Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 [History of sport shooting in Finland] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto. p. 34. ISBN 9789519699127.
  4. ^ "LONDÉN Axel Fredrik". Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1853–1899 (in Finnish). Helsingin yliopisto. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c V. B. (November 1928). "Axel Fredrik Londen". Finlands jakt- och fisketidskrift (in Swedish). Helsinki: Finska jaktföreningen. pp. 327–331. Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  6. ^ a b Virtapohja, Kalle (2019). Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 [History of sport shooting in Finland] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto. p. 35. ISBN 9789519699127.
  7. ^ "Axel Fredrik Londén 1859–1928. Jahteja karhuista kanalintuihin". Metsästys ja Kalastus (in Finnish). No. 12. December 1997. p. 37. ISSN 0026-1629.
  8. ^ Kairikko, Juha K. (1991). Seitsemän vuosikymmentä metsästykselle. Suomen metsästäjäliitto — Finlands jägarförbund r.y:n historiikki 1921–1991 (in Finnish). Riihimäki: Suomen metsästäjäliitto — Finlands jägarförbund. pp. 212–213. ISBN 9519624406.
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