Aarne Pohjonen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aarne Anders Pohjonen |
| National team | Finland |
| Born | March 29, 1886 Luhanka, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | December 22, 1938 (aged 52) Vaasa, Finland |
| Education | Licentiate of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 1914 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse | Tyyne Matilda Riekki |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Gymnastics |
| Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat |
Medal record | |
Aarne Anders Pohjonen (29 March 1886 – 22 December 1938) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Gymnastics
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [1] |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[2]
Biography
His parents were provost Jaakko Pohjonen and Amanda Maria Taube. He married Tyyne Matilda Riekki in 1925.[3] She was an adoptive sister of Esko Riekki.[4]
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.[3]
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.).[3]
He sat in the city council of Vaasa in 1933–1938.[5]
He received the following honorary awards:[3]
- Commemorative Medal of the Liberation war
- Cross of Liberty, 4th Class; 1918
- Knight (Chevalier) of the White Rose of Finland, 1923
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Hoving, Victor (1956). Vaasa 1852–1952. Vaasan aikakirjoista ja vaasalaisten vaiheista sadan vuoden ajalta (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 504.
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