Lauri Wilskman

Lauri Wilskman
Lauri Wilskman in 1915
Personal information
Full name Lauri Wilskman
National team Finland
Born (1887-05-14)14 May 1887
Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died 25 November 1937(1937-11-25) (aged 50)
Nurmijärvi, Finland
Occupation Forester
Spouse(s) Ilme Seppälä
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s)
  • High jump
  • Discus throw
Club
  • Viipurin Reipas
  • Viipurin Akateemiset Urheilijat
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • High jump: 174 (1908)
  • Discus throw: 40.24 (1915)
Medal record
Finnish Championships in Athletics
1909High jump

Lauri Wilskman (14 May 1887 – 25 November 1937) was a Finnish track and field athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Athletics

Lauri Wilskman at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Result Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Discus throw 12th–42nd unknown Source:[1]
High jump Did not start 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.[2]

He had some success in the Finnish Championships in Athletics in high jump:[3]

  • In 1909, when it was a combined event of standing and running high jump, he won silver with a sum of 320.
  • In 1911, when the event was done with a running take-off only, he placed 4th with a result 165.

He was a founding member and chairman of the club Viipurin Akateemiset Urheilijat, and also represented the club Viipurin Reipas.[4]

Other

He was born to father hovioikeudenneuvos Oscar Waldemar Wilskman (1851–1918) and mother Hanna Augusta Svahn (1861–1932) in Vyborg in 1887. He married Ilme Seppälä in 1916.[5] Their daughter Liisa Ester Vaartaja married Eino Hirva in 1940.[6]

He and Ivar Wilskman were first cousins once removed.[4]

Wilskman graduated as a forester in 1911 and worked in forestry up to his death.[5]

Wilskman fought in the Finnish Civil War.[5]

Wilskman died in Nurmijärvi in 1937.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (February 2000). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  2. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (February 2000). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 79–81. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  3. ↑ Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 215. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
  4. 1 2 Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. pp. 373–374. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Suomen metsänhoitajat 1931–1945. Finlands forstmästare 1931-1945 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen metsänhoitajaliitto. 1946. pp. 697–698.
  6. ↑ Huovinen, Pentti; et al., eds. (1974). Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja) 1974. Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista [Who's who in Finland 1974] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 213. ISBN 951-1-01334-3.
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