Eino Forsström
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Eino Vilho Forsström (10 April 1889 – 26 July 1961) was a Finnish gymnast who won two medals in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [2] |
1912 Summer Olympics | Men's team, free system | 2nd |
At the time of the Games, he represented the club Katajaiset.[3][4]
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[5]
He was among the best boxers in Finland in 1908–1910.[5]
He married Matilda Irene Larsson in 1915.[6]
Sources
[edit]- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 38. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
References
[edit]- ^ "Eino Forsström". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ 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. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ^ "Voimistelu- ja voimailu". Suomen Urheilulehti (in Finnish). No. 4/1908. May 1908. p. 286. ISSN 0355-6085. Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Den finska gymnastiktruppen för de olympiska spelen". Finskt idrottsblad (in Swedish). Helsinki. 30 April 1912. p. 82. Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ a b Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 38. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- ^ "Vihittyjä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 16 June 1915. p. 7. ISSN 0355-2047. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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- 1889 births
- 1961 deaths
- Finnish male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for 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
- Gymnasts from Helsinki
- 20th-century Finnish people