Einar Sahlstein
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| Full name | Einar Werner Sahlstein | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 May 1887 Kuopio, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 March 1936 (aged 48) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat | ||||||||||||||
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Einar Werner Sahlstein (30 May 1887 – 6 March 1936) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He also won two Finnish national championships in track and field athletics.[1]
Biography
Sahlstein's parents were provincial treasurer Verner Sahlstein and Hulda von Fieandt. He married Aino Castren in 1916. They had four children.[2]
He performed his matriculation exam at Kuopio Finnish Coeducational School in 1908 and a legal degree at the University of Helsinki in 1912. He worked in banking since 1913.[2]
He was in the staff of the Rovaniemi White Guard.[2] He led a platoon in the Rovaniemi skirmish in the opening days of the Finnish Civil War.[3] He received The medal of merit of the Civil Guards.[2]
He sat in the municipal council of Rovaniemi kauppala.[4] He was buried at III hautausmaa, Rovaniemi.[5]
Sports career
Gymnastics
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [6] |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[4]
Track and field
At the 1908 Finnish Athletics Championships, he won a gold in the two-handed javelin throw event, and another one in the combined jumps event.[7][8]
Other
He was a chairman of the club Warkauden Urheilijat.[4]
He was a founding member of the club Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura and a board member from 1927–1935.[4]
References
- ^ "Einar Sahlstein". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Suomen liikemiehiä. Affärsmän i Finland (in Finnish and Swedish). Vol. II: M–Ö & lisäosa — supplement. Helsinki: Suomen kauppa ja teollisuus. 1930. p. 725.
- ^ Enbuske, Matti (1997). "Peräpohjolan keskusseudulla". Rovaniemen historia vuoteen 1990. Jokivarsien kasvatit ja junantuomat (in Finnish). Rovaniemi: Rovaniemen kaupunki, Rovaniemen maalaiskunta, Rovaniemen seurakunta. p. 281. ISBN 951-96816-5-5.
- ^ a b c d Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 290. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- ^ "Pankinjohtaja Einar Sahlsteinin viimeinen matka". Rovaniemi (in Finnish). Rovaniemi: Sanomalehti Rovaniemi Oy. 17 March 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 330.
- ^ Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 244. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.