Aarne Pohjonen

Aarne Anders Pohjonen (29 March 1886 – 22 December 1938) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Aarne Pohjonen
Personal information
Full nameAarne Anders Pohjonen
National teamFinland
Born(1886-03-29)March 29, 1886
Luhanka, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
DiedDecember 22, 1938(1938-12-22) (aged 52)
Vaasa, Finland
EducationLicentiate of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 1914
OccupationPhysician
Spouse(s)Tyyne Matilda Riekki
Sport
SportGymnastics
ClubYlioppilasvoimistelijat

Gymnastics

Aarne Pohjonen at the Olympic Games
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]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 252. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  3. Soininen, Gunnar, ed. (1935). Suomen lääkärit. Finlands läkare. 1935 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen lääkäriliitto. pp. 402–403.
  4. Lackman, Matti (2007). Esko Riekki (1891–1973). Jääkärivärväri, Etsivän Keskuspoliisin päällikkö, SS-pataljoonan luoja. Historiallisia tutkimuksia (in Finnish). 232. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. p. 14. ISBN 978-951-746-817-6. ISSN 0073-2559.
  5. Hoving, Victor (1956). Vaasa 1852–1952. Vaasan aikakirjoista ja vaasalaisten vaiheista sadan vuoden ajalta (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 504.
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