Aarne Pohjonen
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Pohjonen in 1938 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Aarne Anders Pohjonen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1886 Luhanka, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 December 1938 (aged 52) Vaasa, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aarne Anders Pohjonen (29 March 1886 – 22 December 1938) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Pohjonen's parents were provost Jaakko Pohjonen and Amanda Maria Taube. He married Tyyne Matilda Riekki in 1925.[1] She was an adoptive sister of Esko Riekki.[2]
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.[1]
He started in the public sector as a medical intern and then worked as a physician until 1938. In the military sector, he was a White Guard volunteer in the Finnish Civil War. Then he worked as a medical officer in the Finnish Defence Forces in 1918–1930, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel (med.).[3] He specialized in tuberculosis.[4]
He sat in the city council of Vaasa in 1933–1938.[5]
He received the following honorary awards:[1]
- Commemorative Medal of the Liberation War
- Cross of Liberty, 4th Class; 1918
- Knight (Chevalier) of the White Rose of Finland, 1923
He died of cancer and was buried at the Vaasa New Cemetery.[4][6]
Gymnastics
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [7] |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[8]
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Sahi, Timo; Mäkitie, Ilkka (2023). Lääkäreitä puolustusvoimissa. Korkeimmissa sotilasarvoissa palvelleet 1918–2022 (in Finnish). Tampere: Suomen Lääkintäupseeriliitto ry. p. 214. ISBN 9789519824321.
- ^ a b "Tohtori Aarne Pohjonen". Vaasa (in Finnish). Vaasa. 23 December 1938. p. 4. ISSN 0789-0745. Retrieved 9 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ Hoving, Victor (1956). Vaasa 1852–1952. Vaasan aikakirjoista ja vaasalaisten vaiheista sadan vuoden ajalta (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 504.
- ^ "Pohjonen Aarne Anders". Hautahaku.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ 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.