 Elis Sipilä wearing a Patriotic People's Movement party uniform | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elis Esaias Sipilä | ||||||||
| National team | Finland | ||||||||
| Born | (1887-10-27)27 October 1887 Teuva, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 13 December 1958(1958-12-13) (aged 71) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Chief executive officer, tax collector | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Gymnastics | ||||||||
| Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat | ||||||||
Medal record
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Elis Esaias Sipilä (27 October 1887 – 13 December 1958) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Gymnastics
| 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.
Homicide
He shot a man apparently to cover up a fraud in Vaasa on 2 March 1934. He was convicted to 12 years in prison for manslaughter and embezzlement.
Sources
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 309. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
References
- "Elis Sipilä". 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.
- "Veriteko eilen illalla Vaasassa". Ilkka (in Finnish). Vaasa. 3 March 1934. p. 1. ISSN 0356-1283. Retrieved 19 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- "Ent. kruununvouti Sipilän tuomion on korkein oikeus vahvistanut". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Tampere. 8 February 1935. p. 7. ISSN 0355-6913. Retrieved 19 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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