Edvard Linna
Edvard Ferdinand Linna (26 August 1886 – 30 December 1974) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
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| Birth name | Edvard Ferdinand Borg |
| Full name | Edvard Ferdinand Linna |
| National team | Finland |
| Born | August 26, 1886 Mikkeli, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | December 30, 1974 (aged 88) Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation | Procurator, department manager, training course teacher, editorial coordinator |
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 60–70 kg (132–154 lb) |
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Medal record
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Sport
Gymnastics
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [1] |
He was also selected to Finland's 1912 Olympic gymnastics team, but dropped out due to an injury.[2]
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[2]
Figure skating
He won the Finnish figure skating championship in pair skating five times:
Other
He was a founding member of the club Helsingin Luistelijat[3], and its chairman in 1929–1947[2].
He was the chairman of the Finnish Figure Skating Association in 1932–1946.[2]
He was a board member of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1934–1937.[2]
Family
He finnicized his familyname from Borg to Linna on 23 June 1906.[4]
Successful athletic family members:[2]
- Daughter Hilkka Linna (1919–1956) won two Finnish pair skating championships with him.
- Her granddaughter Liisa Kiuru (1981–) won a junior Finnish and Nordic championship in synchronized skating.
- Daughter Riitta Linna (1922–2016) won a Finnish figure skating championship.
- Daughter Kirsti Linna (1926–) won five Finnish figure skating championships.
References
- 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.
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 186. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- Puromies, Anu (2008). Tähtiä jäällä. Tarinoita taitoluistelusta (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Figure Skating Association. p. 65. ISBN 978-951-0-34897-0.
- "Nimenmuuttoja. Namnförändringar". Lisälehti. Suomen Wirallinen Lehti (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki. 23 June 1906. p. 11. ISSN 1457-4675. Retrieved 2 July 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.