Finland at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Finland at the
1908 Summer Olympics
IOC code FIN
NOC Finnish Olympic Committee
Website sport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish) (in Swedish)
in London
Competitors 62 (62 men and 0 women) in 6 sports and 23 events
Flag bearer Bruno Zilliacus
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire at the time, but Finland had become a sovereign member of the International Olympic Committee in 1907.

Medals

Verner Weckman became the first Finn to win an olympic gold. He was also the first Finn to win a gold at the 1906 Intercalated Games. 28 Finns won a medal at the games.

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldVerner WeckmanWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
 SilverYrjö SaarelaWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
 BronzeEino Forsström
Otto Granström
Johan Kemp
Jivari Kyykoski
Heikki Lehmusto
John Lindroth
Yrjö Linko
Edvard Linna
Matti Markkanen
Kaarlo Kustaa Paasia
Arvi Pohjanpää
Aarne Pohjonen
Eino Railio
Heikki Riipinen
Arno Saarinen
Einari Verner Sahlstein
Arne Salovaara
Kaarlo Sandelin
Elias Sipilä
Viktor Smeds
Kaarlo Soinio
Kurt Enoch Stenberg
Väinö Tiiri
Magnus Wegelius		GymnasticsMen's team
 BronzeVerner JärvinenAthleticsMen's Greek discus throw
 BronzeArvo LindenWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman lightweight

Team

No women entered from Finland.

Aarne Salovaara and Johan Kemp competed in two sports, among 46 athletes in the games who competed in multiple sports.[1]

Competitors from Finland per sport
SportMen
Athletics 15
Diving 2
Gymnastics 31
Shooting 9
Swimming 3
Wrestling 4
Total 62

Athletics

Finland's best athletics result was Verner Järvinen's bronze medal in the Greek-style discus throw.

Unless otherwise specified, results are lifted from:

  • 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. 44–100. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.

Track and road events

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ragnar Stenberg Men's 100 metres unknown 5th in heat Did not advance
Men's 200 metres unknown 3rd in heat[Track 1] Did not advance
Men's 400 metres Did not start[3] Did not advance
Men's 800 metres Did not start[4] N/A Did not advance
Men's 110 metres hurdles Did not start[5] Did not advance
Men's 400 metres hurdles Did not start[6] Did not advance
Fredrik Svanström Men's 800 metres Did not finish[Track 2] N/A Did not advance
Men's 1500 metres 4:25.2 3rd in heat N/A Did not advance
Kalle Nieminen Men's marathon N/A 3:09:50.8 10

Notes:

  1. ↑ Official records say he finished his heat, but Finnish sources say he did not finish due to muscle strain[2]
  2. ↑ Official records say he did not finish, but Finnish records say he placed 5th in heat with time circa 2:05[2]

Field events

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Juho Halme Men's triple jump unknown 18–20[Field 1] Did not advance
Men's shot put unknown 9–25 Did not advance
Men's javelin throw 44.96[Field 2] 6 Did not advance
Men's freestyle javelin throw 39.88 9 Did not advance
Men's discus throw Did not start[9] Did not advance
Evert Jakobsson Men's javelin throw unknown 8–16 Did not advance
Men's freestyle javelin throw unknown 10–33 Did not advance
Men's shot put Did not start[10] Did not advance
Jarl Jakobsson Men's standing long jump unknown[Field 3] 8–25 Did not advance
Men's javelin throw unknown 8–16 Did not advance
Men's freestyle javelin throw unknown 10–33 Did not advance
Shot put Did not start[13] Did not advance
Verner Järvinen Men's shot put unknown 9–25 Did not advance
Men's discus throw 39.43 4 Did not advance
Men's Greek discus throw 36.49 3 36.49 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Men's freestyle javelin throw unknown 10–33 Did not advance
Johan Kemp Men's freestyle javelin throw unknown 10–33 Did not advance
Elmer Niklander Men's shot put unknown[Field 4] 9–25 Did not advance
Men's discus throw unknown[Field 5] 12–42 Did not advance
Men's Greek discus throw 32.46 9 Did not advance
Armas Pesonen Men's javelin throw 45.17 5 Did not advance
Men's freestyle javelin throw 46.04 6 Did not advance
Lauri Pihkala Men's high jump 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) 16 Did not advance
Men's discus throw unknown 12–42 Did not advance
Men's shot put Did not start[15] Did not advance
Aarne Salovaara Men's discus throw unknown 12–42 Did not advance
Men's javelin throw 45.89 4 Did not advance
Men's freestyle javelin throw unknown 10–33 Did not advance
Jalmari Sauli Men's shot put 12.58 7 Did not advance
Men's discus throw unknown 12–42 Did not advance
Men's javelin throw unknown 7 Did not advance
Men's freestyle javelin throw 43.30 8 Did not advance
Men's Greek discus throw Did not start[16] Did not advance
Lauri Wilskman Men's high jump Did not start[Field 6] Did not advance
Men's discus throw unknown 12–42 Did not advance
Bruno Zilliacus Men's shot put unknown 9–25 Did not advance

Notes:

  1. ↑ From The Sportsman and The People. Many sources do not list him competing in this event.[7]
  2. ↑ From New York Herald. His mark was not officially recorded.[8]
  3. ↑ Two Finnish newspaper correspondents reported his result as 310, which would place him 8th.[11][12]
  4. ↑ Result was circa 11 metres.[14]
  5. ↑ Result was circa 36 metres.[14]
  6. ↑ His qualification result was 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm). However, due to changing conditions, his qualification pool was declared void and to be re-jumped. He did not start the re-jump.

Diving

Unless otherwise specified, results are lifted from:

  • 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. 141–146. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
Athlete Event Round One Semi-finals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Toivo Aro Men's 10 metre platform 69.50 2nd in pool 62.70 3rd in pool Did not advance[Diving 1]
Oskar Wetzell Men's 3 metre springboard 70.83 2nd in pool 70.10 6th in pool Did not advance
Men's 10 metre platform 69.70 4th in pool Did not advance

Notes:

  1. ↑ According to official histories of the Finnish Swimming Federation, Aro did qualify for the final, but due to confusion and a language barrier he sat it out as a spectator.[17][18]

Gymnastics

Finland at the team event

For many of the individual gymnasts, the score or rank was not officially recorded. It is known that Riku Korhonen was the highest-ranking Finn in the men's artistic individual all-around event, meaning the other Finns placed outside top 75.

Gymnast Event Points Rank
Riku Korhonen Men's artistic individual all-around 143.50 75
Eetu Kosonen Men's artistic individual all-around unknown 76–
Iivari Partanen Men's artistic individual all-around unknown 76–
Jaska Saarivuori Men's artistic individual all-around unknown 76–
David Teivonen Men's artistic individual all-around unknown 76–
Eino Forsström
Otto Granström
Johan Kemp
Jivari Kyykoski
Heikki Lehmusto
John Lindroth
Yrjö Linko
Edvard Linna
Matti Markkanen
Kaarlo Mikkolainen
Veli Nieminen
Kaarlo Kustaa Paasia
Arvi Pohjanpää
Aarne Pohjonen
Eino Railio
Heikki Riipinen
Arno Saarinen
Einari Verner Sahlstein
Arne Salovaara
Kaarlo Sandelin
Elias Sipilä
Viktor Smeds
Kaarlo Soinio
Kurt Enoch Stenberg
Väinö Tiiri
Magnus Wegelius		 Men's team 405 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Shooting

Finland's Olympic rifle shooters
Shooter Event Score Rank
Heikki Hallamaa Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions 576 46
Robert Huber Men's trap Did not start/Eliminated in the first round (disputed)
Heikki Huttunen Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions 686 38
Lauri Kolho Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions 672 39
Voitto Kolho Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions 788 17
Axel Londen Men's trap Did not start/Eliminated in the first round (disputed)
Gustaf Nyman Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions 615 44
Frans Nässling Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions 733 30
Emil Nässling Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions 657 41
Karl Reilin Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions 584 45
Karl Fazer Men's trap Did not start/Eliminated in the first round (disputed)
Huvi Tuiskunen Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions 697 37
Heikki Huttunen
Voitto Kolho
Gustav Nyman
Emil Nässling
Frans Nässling
Huvi Tuiskunen		 Men's 300 metre free rifle, team 3,962 8

Swimming

Unless otherwise specified, results are lifted from:

  • 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. 242–253. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Herman Cederberg Men's 100 metre backstroke Did not start[19] Did not advance
Men's 200 metre breaststroke unknown 4th–5th in heat Did not advance
John Henriksson Men's 100 metre backstroke unknown 3rd in heat Did not advance
Men's 200 metre breaststroke unknown 3rd in heat Did not advance
Hugo Jonsson Men's 100 metre backstroke unknown 3rd in heat Did not advance
Men's 200 metre breaststroke Did not finish Did not advance

Wrestling

Weckman and Saarela in the finals
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / Bronze Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result (best out of three)
Jussi Kivimäki Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight Bye  Jacob van Westrop (NED)
L by points		 Did not advance 9
Arvo Lindén Men's Greco-Roman lightweight  Lucien Hansen (BEL)
W by fall		  Carl Carlsen (DEN)
W by fall		  Anders Møller (DEN)
W by fall		  Nikolay Orlov (RUS)
L by points		  Gunnar Persson (SWE)
2–0 W (W by fall, W by fall)		 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Yrjö Saarela Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight  Henri Nielsen (DEN)
W by fall		  Edward Nixson (GBR)
W by fall		  Marcel Dubois (BEL)
W by fall		  Carl Jensen (DEN)
W by fall		  Verner Weckman (FIN)
2–1 L (W by fall, L by fall, L by fall)		 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Verner Weckman Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight Bye  Walter West (GBR)
W by fall		  Fritz Larsson (SWE)
W by fall		  Hugó Payr (HUN)
W by fall		  Yrjö Saarela (FIN)
2–1 W (L by fall, W by fall, W by fall)		 1st, gold medalist(s)

Ledend: W = win, L = loss

Sources

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Finland at the 1908 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (May 1909). The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  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. 34–35. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  2. 1 2 Laitinen, Esa (1993). Suomen yleisurheilu 1908 (in Finnish). p. 1. ISBN 952-904620-0.
  3. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 102, endnote 47. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  4. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 103, endnote 68. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  5. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 106, endnote 122. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  6. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 107, endnote 138. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  7. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 110, endnote 211. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  8. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 115, endnote 314. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  9. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 113, endnote 259. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  10. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 112, endnote 242. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  11. ↑ Tahko (28 July 1908). "Olympialaiset kisat". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki. p. 4. ISSN 0355-2047. Retrieved 31 July 2017 – via Digi — National Library's Digital Collections.
  12. ↑ H-i L-o (29 July 1908). "Lontoon olympialaiset kisat". Työläinen (in Finnish). Porvoo: PB Osuuskunta Visa rl. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2017 – via Digi — National Library's Digital Collections.
  13. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 112, endnote 243. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  14. 1 2 Jukola, Martti (1952). Suuri olympiakirja (in Finnish). Porvoo: WSOY. pp. 40–41.
  15. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 112, endnote 238. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  16. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 114, endnote 275. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  17. ↑ Teräsvirta, Paavo, ed. (1956). Suomen uimaliitto. Finska simförbundet. 1906–1956 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen uimaliitto. p. 28.
  18. ↑ Mustonen, Pertti (2006). Sata altaassa. Suomen uimaliitto 1906–2006 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Edita. p. 41. ISBN 951-37-4490-6.
  19. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 255, endnote 30. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
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