Arno Aleksander Saarinen (11 September 1884 – 7 February 1970) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Personal information | ||||||||
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Birth name | Arno Aleksander Saarinen | |||||||
Full name | Aarno Aleksanteri Saarinen | |||||||
National team | Finland | |||||||
Born | (1884-09-11)September 11, 1884 Ähtäri, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||
Died | February 7, 1970(1970-02-07) (aged 85) | |||||||
Education | Master of Science | |||||||
Occupation | Assistant manager, production manager, planner, filer, turner | |||||||
Sport | ||||||||
Sport | Gymnastics | |||||||
Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat | |||||||
Medal record
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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.
His parents were Gustaf Adolf Saarinen and Gustafva Lindborg. He married Varma Väiniö in 1928. They had three children:[3]
He completed his matriculation exam in Vaasa Finnish real lyceum in 1903. He graduated as a Master of Science in 1909. He worked in various engineering jobs in 1909–1915. Then he was an assistant manager at a SOK production plant in 1916–1949. Finally he was a salesman in 1950–1964.[3]
He completed engineer officer examination in 1928, and reached the rank of captain (eng.).[3]
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