Aarne Salovaara

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.

Aarne Salovaara
portrait circa 1904
Personal information
Birth nameArne Ihamo Nylenius
Full nameAarne Ihamo Salovaara
Born(1887-12-25)December 25, 1887
Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
DiedSeptember 11, 1945(1945-09-11) (aged 57)
Kotka, Finland
OccupationJurist
Sport
CountryFinland
SportGymnastics and athletics
ClubKotkan Into
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • two-handed javelin throw: 86.85 m
  • javelin throw, better hand: 49.60 m (1908)
  • discus throw: 36.22 (1905)
Medal record
Representing Finland
Olympic Games
Men's Gymnastics
Silver medal – second place1912 Stockholm Team, free system
Bronze medal – third place1908 London Gymnastics team

Athletics

Olympic Games
Aarne Salovaara at the Olympic Games
Games Sport Event Rank Result Notes
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

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

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
  • 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
  1. 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.
  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. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  6. 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.
  7. "Nimenmuuttoja". Lisälehti Suomalaisen Virallisen Lehden N:oon 109 (in Finnish). 12 May 1906. p. 11. ISSN 1457-4322.
  8. Klinge, Matti (1968). 1872–1917. Ylioppilaskunnan historia (in Finnish). Vol. 3. Helsinki: WSOY. p. 295.
  9. Klinge, Matti (1978). 1918-1960. Itsenäisen Suomen ylioppilaat. Ylioppilaskunnan historia (in Finnish). Vol. 4. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopiston ylioppilaskunta, Gaudeamus. p. 375. ISBN 9516622291.
  10. Anttila, Leo; et al., eds. (1955). Kotkan historia (in Finnish). Vol. II. Kotka: Suomen punaisen ristin Kymen piirihallitus. p. 405.
  11. "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.
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