Eino Forsström

Eino Forsström
Personal information
Full name	Eino Vilho Forsström
National team	Finland
Born	10 April 1889; Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	26 July 1961 (aged 72); Helsinki, Finland
Occupation(s)	Chief executive officer, sales manager, clerk
Spouse	Matilda Irene Larsson
Sport
Sport	Gymnastics, boxing
Club	Ylioppilasvoimistelijat; Helsingin Atleettiklubi;
Medal record
Olympic Games

Eino Vilho Forsström (10 April 1889 – 26 July 1961) was a Finnish gymnast who won two medals in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Eino Forsström at the Olympic Games
Games	Event	Rank	Notes
1908 Summer Olympics	Men's team	3rd	Source: ^[2]
1912 Summer Olympics	Men's team, free system	2nd

At the time of the Games, he represented the club Katajaiset.^[3]^[4]

He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.^[5]

He was among the best boxers in Finland in 1908–1910.^[5]

He married Matilda Irene Larsson in 1915.^[6]

Sources

Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 38. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

^ "Eino Forsström". 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.
^ "Voimistelu- ja voimailu". Suomen Urheilulehti (in Finnish). No. 4/1908. May 1908. p. 286. ISSN 0355-6085. Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
^ "Den finska gymnastiktruppen för de olympiska spelen". Finskt idrottsblad (in Swedish). Helsinki. 30 April 1912. p. 82. Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
^ ^a ^b Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 38. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
^ "Vihittyjä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 16 June 1915. p. 7. ISSN 0355-2047. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.