Johan Kemp
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Johan Valdemar Kemppainen (1 July 1881 – 20 October 1941) was a Finnish athlete who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Background
Kemp performed his matriculation exam in the Kotka Swedish Co-educational School in 1904.[1]
He started his career in banking in 1906.[2] He became a bank manager in Helsingin Osakepankki in Lahti in 1919.[3]
He was an independent member of the Lahti city council in 1930–1931.[4][5]
Sport
Kemp took part in two different sports in the Olympics.
| Games | Sport | Event | Rank | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Gymnastics | Team | 3rd | 405 points | Source: [6] |
| Athletics | Freestyle javelin throw | 10th–33rd | unknown | Source: [7] | |
| Shot put | Did not start | ||||
| Discus throw | Did not start | ||||
| Greek discus throw | Did not start | ||||
He was the commodore of the sailing club Lahden Purjehdusseura for over ten years.[8]
Activism
He was a resistance activist during the period of Russification of Finland, although he estimated his role as minor.[9]
He was a founding member of the Lahti White Guard in August 1917 and joined the White Guard district staff in December. He took part in the Mommila skirmish as a leader in November 1917.[10][11][12] He spent the Finnish Civil War obtaining rifles and ammunition and serving as an aide-de-camp and a chief of staff to various commanding officers.[13]
He remained in the local White Guard leadership up to his death.[14] He was awarded the Medal of Merit of the Frontman's Union of Liberation War.[15]
Personal
His parents were coachman Juha Juhanpoika Kemppainen and Edla Gustava Helenius.[16] He married Helmi Maria Markkanen in 1910. They had four daughters:
- Margareta Maria
- Vava Elisabet
- Inga Maija
- Asta Britta
They divorced in 1919. He married Ruth Elna Alanco in 1922. They had no children.[17]
He died of a cardiac arrest.[18] He is buried at the Old Cemetery in Lahti.[19]
Further reading
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References
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External links
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- 1881 births
- 1941 deaths
- Gymnasts from Helsinki
- Sportspeople from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Finnish male artistic gymnasts
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- 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 of the Finnish Civil War (White side)
- 20th-century Finnish people