Einar Sahlstein

Einar Sahlstein
Personal information
Full name	Einar Werner Sahlstein
Nickname(s)	Einari
National team	Finland
Born	May 30, 1887; Kuopio, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	March 6, 1936 (aged 48); Helsinki, Finland
Resting place	Kuopio
Education	Alempi hallintotutkinto, University of Helsinki, 1912
Occupation	Bank manager, procurer
Spouse(s)	Aino Castren
Sport
Sport	Gymnastics, track and field
Club	Kuopion Suomalaisen Lyseon Urheilijat; Kuopion Reipas; Warkauden Urheilijat; Ylioppilasvoimistelijat; Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura;
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Two-handed javelin throw: 78.57 m (1908)
Men's Gymnastics

Einar Werner Sahlstein (30 May 1887 – 6 March 1936) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He also won two Finnish national championships in track and field athletics.

Sport

Gymnastics

Einar Sahlstein at the Olympic Games
Games	Event	Rank	Notes
1908 Summer Olympics	Men's team	3rd	Source: [1]

He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[2]

Track and field

At the 1908 Finnish Athletics Championships, he won a gold in the two-handed javelin throw event, and another one in the combined jumps event.[3][4]

Other

He was a chairman of the club Warkauden Urheilijat.[2]

He was a founding member of the club Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura and a board member in 1927–1935.[2]

Career

He performed his matriculation exam in Kuopio Finnish Coeducational School in 1908 and a legal degree the University of Helsinki in 1912. He worked in banking since 1913.[5]

He was in the staff of the Rovaniemi White Guard.[5] He led a platoon in the Rovaniemi skirmish in the opening days of the Finnish Civil War.[6] He received The medal of merit of the Civil Guards.[5]

He sat in the municipal council of Rovaniemi kauppala.[2]

Family

His parents were provincial treasurer Verner Sahlstein and Hulda von Fieandt. He married Aino Castren in 1916. They had four children.[5]

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). 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 290. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 330.
Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 244. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
Suomen liikemiehiä. Affärsmän i Finland (in Finnish and Swedish). II: M–Ö & lisäosa — supplement. Helsinki: Suomen kauppa ja teollisuus. 1930. p. 725.
Enbuske, Matti (1997). "Peräpohjolan keskusseudulla". Rovaniemen historia vuoteen 1990. Jokivarsien kasvatit ja junantuomat (in Finnish). Rovaniemi: Rovaniemen kaupunki, Rovaniemen maalaiskunta, Rovaniemen seurakunta. p. 281. ISBN 951-96816-5-5.

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[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. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.

[olympiaedustajat-2] Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 290. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

[3] Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 330.

[4] Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 244. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.

[liikemiehiä-5] Suomen liikemiehiä. Affärsmän i Finland (in Finnish and Swedish). II: M–Ö & lisäosa — supplement. Helsinki: Suomen kauppa ja teollisuus. 1930. p. 725.

[6] Enbuske, Matti (1997). "Peräpohjolan keskusseudulla". Rovaniemen historia vuoteen 1990. Jokivarsien kasvatit ja junantuomat (in Finnish). Rovaniemi: Rovaniemen kaupunki, Rovaniemen maalaiskunta, Rovaniemen seurakunta. p. 281. ISBN 951-96816-5-5.