Einar Sahlstein
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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.[1]
Biography
Sahlstein's parents were provincial treasurer Verner Sahlstein and Hulda von Fieandt. He married Aino Castren in 1916. They had four children.[2]
He performed his matriculation exam at Kuopio Finnish Coeducational School in 1908 and a legal degree at the University of Helsinki in 1912. He worked in banking since 1913.[2]
He was in the staff of the Rovaniemi White Guard.[2] He led a platoon in the Rovaniemi skirmish in the opening days of the Finnish Civil War.[3] He received The medal of merit of the Civil Guards.[2]
He sat in the municipal council of Rovaniemi kauppala.[4] He was buried at III hautausmaa, Rovaniemi.[5]
Sports career
Gymnastics
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [6] |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[4]
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.[7][8]
Other
He was a chairman of the club Warkauden Urheilijat.[4]
He was a founding member of the club Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura and a board member from 1927–1935.[4]
References
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External links
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- 1887 births
- 1936 deaths
- Finnish male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- 20th-century Finnish people