Jaska Saarivuori
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Johan Wilhelm Öhberg |
Full name | Johan Wilhelm Saarivuori |
Nickname | Jaska |
National team | Finland |
Born | Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | 3 November 1888
Died | 1 August 1938 Joutseno, Finland | (aged 49)
Occupation | Railroad engineer |
Sport | |
Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
Johan Wilhelm "Jaska" Saarivuori (3 November 1888 – 1 August 1938) was a Finnish gymnast who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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1908 Summer Olympics | Artistic individual all-around | 81st | Source: [1] |
He finnicized his family name from Öhberg to Saarivuori in 1906.[2]
Sources
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 289. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
References
- ^ "Heptathlon Gymnastics Competition". Les Jeunes. Fédération gymnastique et sportive des patronages de France. 8 August 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via Gallica.
- ^ Siukonen, Markku (2007). "Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2006". In Tikander, Vesa (ed.). Sadan vuoden olympiadi. Suomalaisen olympialiikkeen historia [Centennial history of the Finnish Olympic movement] (in Finnish). Helsinki: WSOY. p. 380. ISBN 978-951-0-32429-5.