Axel Fredrik Londen
 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National team | Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1859 Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 September 1928 (aged 69) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Varatuomari | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Corporate lawyer | ||||||||||||||
| Spouses |
| ||||||||||||||
| Other interests | Hunting | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Suomen Metsästysyhdistys | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Axel Fredrik Londen (5 August 1859 – 8 September 1928) was a Finnish sports shooter, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Olympics[edit]
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "Axel Fredrik Londen". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 June 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. 240–241, endnote 47. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "LONDÉN Axel Fredrik". Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1853–1899 (in Finnish). Helsingin yliopisto. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Axel Fredrik Londén 1859–1928. Jahteja karhuista kanalintuihin". Metsästys ja Kalastus (in Finnish). No. 12. December 1997. p. 37. ISSN 0026-1629.
- ^ 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.