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Aarne Anders Pohjonen (29 March 1886 – 22 December 1938) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Full name | Aarne Anders Pohjonen | |||||||
| National team | Finland | |||||||
| Born | 29 March 1886 Luhanka, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||
| Died | 22 December 1938 (aged 52) Vaasa, Finland | |||||||
| Education | Licentiate of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 1914 | |||||||
| Occupation | Physician, lieutenant colonel (med.) | |||||||
| Spouse(s) | Tyyne Matilda Riekki | |||||||
| Sport | ||||||||
| Sport | Gymnastics | |||||||
| Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat | |||||||
Medal record
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Gymnastics
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [2] |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[3]
Biography
His parents were provost Jaakko Pohjonen and Amanda Maria Taube. He married Tyyne Matilda Riekki in 1925.[4] She was an adoptive sister of Esko Riekki.[5]
He completed his matriculation exam in the Jyväskylä Lyseo in 1904, and graduated as a Licentiate of Medicine from the University of Helsinki in 1914.[4]
He started in the public sector as a medical intern and then worked as a physician up to the 1930s. In the military sector, he was a White Guard volunteer in the Finnish Civil War and then worked as a medical officer in the Finnish Defence Forces in 1918–1930, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel (med.).[4] He specialized in tuberculosis.[6]
He sat in the city council of Vaasa in 1933–1938.[7]
He received the following honorary awards:[4]
- Commemorative Medal of the Liberation war
- Cross of Liberty, 4th Class; 1918
- Knight (Chevalier) of the White Rose of Finland, 1923
He died of cancer.[6]
References
- "Aarne Pohjonen". 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.
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 252. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- Soininen, Gunnar, ed. (1935). Suomen lääkärit. Finlands läkare. 1935 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen lääkäriliitto. pp. 402–403.
- Lackman, Matti (2007). Esko Riekki (1891–1973). Jääkärivärväri, Etsivän Keskuspoliisin päällikkö, SS-pataljoonan luoja. Historiallisia tutkimuksia (in Finnish). Vol. 232. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. p. 14. ISBN 978-951-746-817-6. ISSN 0073-2559.
- "Tohtori Aarne Pohjonen". Vaasa (in Finnish). Vaasa. 23 December 1938. p. 4. ISSN 0789-0745. Retrieved 9 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- Hoving, Victor (1956). Vaasa 1852–1952. Vaasan aikakirjoista ja vaasalaisten vaiheista sadan vuoden ajalta (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 504.
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На других языках
- [en] Aarne Pohjonen
[fr] Aarne Pohjonen
Aarne Pohjonen, né le 29 mars 1886 à Luhanka (Finlande) et mort le 22 décembre 1938 à Vaasa (Finlande), est un gymnaste finlandais qui a participé aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1908.[it] Aarne Pohjonen
Aarne Anders Pohjonen (29 marzo 1886 – 22 dicembre 1938) è stato un ginnasta finlandese.[ru] Похионен, Аарне
Аарне Андрес Похионен (фин. Aarne Anders Pohjonen; 29 марта 1886 (1886-03-29), Луханка — 22 декабря 1938, Вааса) — финский гимнаст, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1908[1][2].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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