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Finnish artistic gymnast
Aarne Pohjonen
Personal information
Full nameAarne Anders Pohjonen
National teamFinland
Born(1886-03-29)29 March 1886
Luhanka, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died22 December 1938(1938-12-22) (aged 52)
Vaasa, Finland
Resting placeVaasa New Cemetery
EducationLicentiate of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 1914
Occupation(s)Physician, lieutenant colonel (med.)
SpouseTyyne Matilda Riekki
Sport
SportGymnastics
ClubYlioppilasvoimistelijat
Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Gymnastics team

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

Gymnastics

Aarne Pohjonen at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Men's team 3rd Source:

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

Biography

His parents were provost Jaakko Pohjonen and Amanda Maria Taube. He married Tyyne Matilda Riekki in 1925. She was an adoptive sister of Esko Riekki.

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.

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.). He specialized in tuberculosis.

He sat in the city council of Vaasa in 1933–1938.

He received the following honorary awards:

He died of cancer.

References

  1. "Pohjonen Aarne Anders". Hautahaku.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. 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.
  3. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 252. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  4. ^ Soininen, Gunnar, ed. (1935). Suomen lääkärit. Finlands läkare. 1935 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen lääkäriliitto. pp. 402–403.
  5. 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.
  6. Sahi, Timo; Mäkitie, Ilkka (2023). Lääkäreitä puolustusvoimissa. Korkeimmissa sotilasarvoissa palvelleet 1918–2022 (in Finnish). Tampere: Suomen Lääkintäupseeriliitto ry. p. 214. ISBN 9789519824321.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. Hoving, Victor (1956). Vaasa 1852–1952. Vaasan aikakirjoista ja vaasalaisten vaiheista sadan vuoden ajalta (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 504.

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