Jean Theslöf

Jean Theslöf (25 June 1884 – 30 March 1966) was a Finnish sports shooter and singer.[1] He competed in four events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1925 Theslöf moved to the United States. He was a baritone,[3] and he founded a singing school in New York and recorded almost 60 songs during his career.[4][5] Theslöf sometimes recorded under the pseudonym "Muhoksen Janne."[6]

Jean Theslöf
Jean Theslöf at a shooting competition in 1923
Personal information
Born(1884-06-25)25 June 1884
Oulu, Finland
Died30 March 1966(1966-03-30) (aged 81)
Sport
SportSports shooting

References
  1. "Jean Theslöf". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. "Jean Theslöf". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. "Present Works of Finnish Composers". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. 28 September 1928. p. 46. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1902 (in Finnish)
  5. Performer Theslöf Jean Finnish Institute of recorded sound
  6. Spottswood, Richard (1990). Ethnic Music on Records: A Discography of Ethnic Recordings Produced in the United States, 1893 to 1942, Volume 5: Mid-East, Far East, Scandinavian, English Language, American Indian, International. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 2607.


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