John Henriksson

John Henriksson
Personal information
Full name John Gustav Henriksson
Born (1883-05-30)30 May 1883
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died 1 November 1948(1948-11-01) (aged 65)
Helsinki, Finland
Education Physical education teacher, University of Helsinki, 1920
Occupation Teacher, journalist, copy editor
Sport
Country Finland
Sport Swimming
Club
  • Vaasan Uimaseura
  • Helsingfors Simsällskap

John Gustav Henriksson (30 May 1883 – 1 November 1948) was a Finnish swimmer, who competed in two events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sport

Olympics

John Henriksson at the Olympic Games
Games Event Stage Rank Time Notes
1908 Summer Olympics 100 metre backstroke First round 3rd in heat unknown Did not advance[2]
200 metre breaststroke First round 3rd in heat unknown Did not advance[3]

National

He won gold in 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay at the 1908 Finnish championships.

He was a member of two clubs:

  • Vaasan Uimaseura, an honorary member since 1922[4]
  • Helsingfors Simsällskap, an honorary member since 1927[4] and a board member in 1908–1943[5]

He was the secretary of Finnish Swimming Federation in 1908–1909 and 1916.[5]

Occupation

Henriksson graduated as a physical education teacher in 1920 and worked as one in 1909–1948.[4]

He was a copy editor in the magazine Finskt Iddrottsblad and a sports reporter in the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "John Henriksson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  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. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  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. 252. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto. 1959. p. 57.
  5. 1 2 Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 63. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
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