Iivari Partanen

Ivar Aleksander "Iivari" Partanen (16 July 1880 – 8 April 1947) was a Finnish gymnast who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Iivari Partanen at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Artistic individual all-around 85th Source: [2]
Iivari Partanen
Iivari Partanen circa 1905
Personal information
Full nameIvar Aleksander Partanen
Nickname(s)Iivari
National teamFinland
Born(1880-07-16)16 July 1880
Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died8 April 1947(1947-04-08) (aged 66)
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubViipurin Reipas

He was part of the Viipurin Reipas team that won the gymnastics Finnish national championship in 1903,[3] 1906[4] and 1912.[3] He was nominated into their honorary legion.[5]

Sources

  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 240. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

References

  1. "Iivari Partanen". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. "Heptathlon Gymnastics Competition". Les Jeunes. Fédération gymnastique et sportive des patronages de France. 8 August 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 25 June 2020 via Gallica.
  3. Roni, Ranne (1951). Viipurin Reipas vv. 1891–1951 (in Finnish). Lahti. pp. 217–218.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. Roni, Ranne (1951). Viipurin Reipas vv. 1891–1951 (in Finnish). Lahti. p. 44.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. Roni, Ranne (1951). Viipurin Reipas vv. 1891–1951 (in Finnish). Lahti. p. 207.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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