Elis Sipilä

Elis Esaias Sipilä (27 October 1887 – 13 December 1958) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Elis Sipilä
Elis Sipilä wearing a Patriotic People's Movement party uniform
Personal information
Full nameElis Esaias Sipilä
National teamFinland
Born(1887-10-27)27 October 1887
Teuva, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died13 December 1958(1958-12-13) (aged 71)
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationChief executive officer, tax collector
Sport
SportGymnastics
ClubYlioppilasvoimistelijat
Medal record
Men's Gymnastics
Bronze medal – third place1908 London Gymnastics team

Gymnastics

Elis Sipilä 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.

Homicide

He shot a man apparently to cover up a fraud in Vaasa on 2 March 1934.[3] He was convicted to 12 years in prison for manslaughter and embezzlement.[4]

Sources

  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 309. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

References

  1. "Elis Sipilä". 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. "Veriteko eilen illalla Vaasassa". Ilkka (in Finnish). Vaasa. 3 March 1934. p. 1. ISSN 0356-1283. Retrieved 19 February 2021 via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  4. "Ent. kruununvouti Sipilän tuomion on korkein oikeus vahvistanut". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Tampere. 8 February 1935. p. 7. ISSN 0355-6913. Retrieved 19 February 2021 via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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