Aarne Ihamo Salovaara (born Arne Ihamo Nylenius, 25 December 1887 – 11 September 1945) was a Finnish athlete, who won two Olympic medals and two Finnish championships.
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| Birth name | Arne Ihamo Nylenius | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Aarne Ihamo Salovaara | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 25, 1887 Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 11, 1945 (aged 57) Kotka, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Jurist | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Gymnastics and athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kotkan Into | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Athletics edit
Olympic Games edit
| Games | Sport | Event | Rank | Result | Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics | Gymnastics | Team | 3rd | 405 points | Source:[1] |
| Athletics | Discus throw | 12th–42nd | unknown | Source:[2] | |
| Javelin throw | 4th | 45.89 metres | Source:[3] | ||
| Freestyle javelin throw | 10th–33rd | unknown | Source:[4] | ||
| Shot put | Did not start | ||||
| Greek discus throw | Did not start | ||||
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Gymnastics | Team, free system | 2nd | 109.25 points | |
| Athletics | Pentathlon | Did not start | |||
National edit
He won the Finnish national championships in a combined sports competition Urheilukuninkuuskilpailut in 1904[5] and 1906.[6]
Salovaara was a district secretary in the Finnish gymnastics and sport federation SVUL in 1906–1907 and a district chairman in 1910–1911, and a member of the board of SVUL in 1913 and 1926.
He was the chairman of the club Kotkan Into intermittently in 1915–1927.
Personal edit
Salovaara finnicized his name from Nylenius on 12 May 1906.[7]
He took part in a Fennoman protest in 1908 and was relegated from his university for one term.[8] He was a board member of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki in 1913–1914.[9]
He was the councillor of municipal court in Kotka in 1915–1945.[10][9]
He was active in the Kotka White Guard, where he reached the rank of vääpeli.[11]
Sources edit
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 297. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- Aarne Salovaara at Olympedia
References edit
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ^ Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 249. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
- ^ Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 250. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
- ^ "Nimenmuuttoja". Lisälehti Suomalaisen Virallisen Lehden N:oon 109 (in Finnish). 12 May 1906. p. 11. ISSN 1457-4322.
- ^ Klinge, Matti (1968). 1872–1917. Ylioppilaskunnan historia (in Finnish). Vol. 3. Helsinki: WSOY. p. 295.
- ^ a b Klinge, Matti (1978). 1918-1960. Itsenäisen Suomen ylioppilaat. Ylioppilaskunnan historia (in Finnish). Vol. 4. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopiston ylioppilaskunta, Gaudeamus. p. 375. ISBN 9516622291.
- ^ Anttila, Leo; et al., eds. (1955). Kotkan historia (in Finnish). Vol. II. Kotka: Suomen punaisen ristin Kymen piirihallitus. p. 405.
- ^ "Sk.-miesten merkkipäiviä joulukuulla". Kymenlaakson vartio (in Finnish). No. 12/1937. Kouvola: Kymenlaakson suojeluskuntapiirin piiriesikunta. December 1937. p. 207. Retrieved 29 June 2023 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.