Aarne Pohjonen

Aarne Anders Pohjonen (29 March 1886 – 22 December 1938) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Aarne Pohjonen
Personal information
Full nameAarne Anders Pohjonen
National teamFinland
Born(1886-03-29)29 March 1886
Luhanka, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died22 December 1938(1938-12-22) (aged 52)
Vaasa, Finland
EducationLicentiate of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 1914
OccupationPhysician, lieutenant colonel (med.)
Spouse(s)Tyyne Matilda Riekki
Sport
SportGymnastics
ClubYlioppilasvoimistelijat
Medal record
Men's Gymnastics
Bronze medal – third place1908 London Gymnastics team

Gymnastics
Aarne Pohjonen at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Men's team 3rd Source: [2]

He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[3]

Biography

His parents were provost Jaakko Pohjonen and Amanda Maria Taube. He married Tyyne Matilda Riekki in 1925.[4] She was an adoptive sister of Esko Riekki.[5]

He completed his matriculation exam in the Jyväskylä Lyseo in 1904, and graduated as a Licentiate of Medicine from the University of Helsinki in 1914.[4]

He started in the public sector as a medical intern and then worked as a physician up to the 1930s. In the military sector, he was a White Guard volunteer in the Finnish Civil War and then worked as a medical officer in the Finnish Defence Forces in 1918–1930, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel (med.).[4] He specialized in tuberculosis.[6]

He sat in the city council of Vaasa in 1933–1938.[7]

He received the following honorary awards:[4]

He died of cancer.[6]

References
  1. "Aarne Pohjonen". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 252. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  4. Soininen, Gunnar, ed. (1935). Suomen lääkärit. Finlands läkare. 1935 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen lääkäriliitto. pp. 402–403.
  5. Lackman, Matti (2007). Esko Riekki (1891–1973). Jääkärivärväri, Etsivän Keskuspoliisin päällikkö, SS-pataljoonan luoja. Historiallisia tutkimuksia (in Finnish). Vol. 232. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. p. 14. ISBN 978-951-746-817-6. ISSN 0073-2559.
  6. "Tohtori Aarne Pohjonen". Vaasa (in Finnish). Vaasa. 23 December 1938. p. 4. ISSN 0789-0745. Retrieved 9 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  7. Hoving, Victor (1956). Vaasa 1852–1952. Vaasan aikakirjoista ja vaasalaisten vaiheista sadan vuoden ajalta (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 504.


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