Juho Halme
Template:Short description Template:Infobox sportsperson Johan Valdemar "Juho" Halme (born Johan Valdemar Eliasson; 24 May 1888 – 1 February 1918) was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics and won six Finnish championships in various events in 1907–1916. He died during the Finnish Civil War.[1] He was born and died in Helsinki.
Athletics
Olympics
Halme represented Finland in two Olympic Games.
| Games | Event | Rank | Result | Notes on source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Javelin throw | 6th | 44.96 | From New York Herald. His mark was not officially recorded.[2] |
| Freestyle javelin throw | 9th | 39.88 | Source:[3] | |
| Shot put | 9th–25th | unknown | Source:[4] | |
| Triple jump | 18th–20th | unknown | From The Sportsman and The People. Many sources do not list him competing in this event.[5] | |
| Discus throw | Did not start | Source:[6] | ||
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Javelin throw | 4th | 54.65 | |
| Two handed javelin throw | 9th | 88.54 | ||
| Triple jump | 11th | 13.79 | ||
National
Halme broke two Finnish records in athletics:
He also became the second Finn to throw javelin over 60 meters.[9]
He won six golds in the Finnish Championships in Athletics:
- triple jump in 1907,[10][11] 1910[10][12] and 1911[10][13]
- long jump in 1912[14][15]
- javelin throw in 1914[16][17]
- pentathlon in 1916[18][19]
Halme competed in the British AAA Championships and finished second behind Ivar Sahlin in the triple jump event and second behind Mór Kóczán in the javelin at the 1914 AAA Championships.[20][21][22]
He was the secretary of Helsingin Reipas in 1906–1907 and the chairman of Helsingin Kisa-Veikot in 1909–1918.[9]
Other
His parents were mason Johan David Eliasson and Amanda Sofia Jusenius. He finnicized his name from Eliasson to Halme in 1905.[23]
Halme was the copy editor of Suomen Urheilulehti in 1912–1917 and the chief executive officer of its publisher Urheilijain Kustannus in 1911–1917.[9]
He wrote the first Finnish language history of a sports club in 1907, on Helsingin Reipas.[9]
Sportswriter Yrjö Halme was his brother. Together they founded the sports almanac Urheilukalenteri.[23]
Death
Halme had been the manager of sports equipment shop Suomen Urheiluaitta since 1917. In the opening days of the Finnish Civil War, clothing and shoes from their stock were distributed to members of the White Guard fleeing Helsinki. In retaliation, Halme was shot on the stairs of the Helsinki Cathedral by Red Guardsmen and died of his wounds in hospital the following day.[9]
See also
- List of Olympians killed in World War I
- Juho Valdemar Halme in War Victims of Finland 1914–1922
- Template:Olympedia
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- 1888 births
- 1918 deaths
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- Sportspeople from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Finnish male triple jumpers
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- Finnish male shot putters
- Olympic athletes for Finland
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- People of the Finnish Civil War (White side)
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