Johan Kemp

Johan Valdemar Kemp (born Johan Valdemar Kemppainen; 1 July 1881 – 20 October 1941) was a Finnish athlete who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Johan Kemp
Personal information
Birth nameJohan Valdemar Kemppainen
Full nameJohan Valdemar Kemp
National teamFinland
Born(1881-07-01)1 July 1881
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died20 October 1941(1941-10-20) (aged 60)
Lahti, Finland
Resting placeOld Cemetery, Lahti
OccupationBank manager
Spouse(s)
  • Helmi Maria Markkanen (1910–1919)
  • Ruth Elna Alanco (1922–1941)
Sport
SportGymnastics
Club
  • Helsingfors Gymnastikklubb (gymnastics)
  • Lahden Purjehdusseura (sailing)
Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing Russia Finland
Bronze medal – third place1908 LondonTeam

Sport

Kemp took part in two different sports in the Olympics.

Johan Kemp at the Olympic Games
Games Sport Event Rank Result Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Gymnastics Team 3rd 405 points Source: [1]
Athletics Freestyle javelin throw 10th–33rd unknown Source: [2]
Shot put Did not start
Discus throw Did not start
Greek discus throw Did not start

He was the commodore of the sailing club Lahden Purjehdusseura for over ten years.[3]

Career

He performed his matriculation exam in the Kotka Swedish Co-educational School in 1904.[4]

He started his career in banking in 1906.[5]

He was an independent member of the Lahti city council in 1930–1931.[6][7]

Activism

He was a resistance activist during the period of Russification of Finland, although he estimated his role as minor.[8]

He was a founding member of the Lahti White Guard in August 1917 and joined the White Guard district staff in December. He took part in the Mommila skirmish in November 1917.[9][10][11] He spent the Finnish Civil War obtaining rifles and ammunition and serving as an aide-de-camp and a chief of staff to various commanding officers.[12]

Personal

His parents were coachman Juha Juhanpoika Kemppainen and Edla Gustava Helenius.[13]

He married Helmi Maria Markkanen in 1910. They had four daughters:

  • Margareta Maria
  • Vava Elisabet
  • Inga Maija
  • Asta Britta

They divorced in 1919. He married Ruth Elna Alanco in 1922. They had no children.[14]

He is buried at the Old Cemetery in Lahti.[15]

Sources
  • Schybergson, Carl Magnus (1942). Johan Kemp — en aktiv patriot i Finland 1881–1941 (in Swedish). Turku: Bro.
  • Johan Kemp at Olympedia
  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 315. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

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. pp. 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. pp. 98. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  3. Schybergson, Carl Magnus (1942). Johan Kemp. Aktivisti ja isänmaanystävä (in Finnish). Translated by Niemi, Jalmari. Lahti. p. 40.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. Schybergson, Carl Magnus (1942). Johan Kemp. Aktivisti ja isänmaanystävä (in Finnish). Translated by Niemi, Jalmari. Lahti. p. 25.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. Schybergson, Carl Magnus (1942). Johan Kemp. Aktivisti ja isänmaanystävä (in Finnish). Translated by Niemi, Jalmari. Lahti. p. 36.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. Schybergson, Carl Magnus (1942). Johan Kemp. Aktivisti ja isänmaanystävä (in Finnish). Translated by Niemi, Jalmari. Lahti. p. 42.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. Halila, Aimo (1958). Lahden historia (in Finnish). Lahti: Lahden kaupunki. p. 681.
  8. Schybergson, Carl Magnus (1942). Johan Kemp. Aktivisti ja isänmaanystävä (in Finnish). Translated by Niemi, Jalmari. Lahti. pp. 27–32.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. Niemi, Jalmari (1937). "Vapaussodan ensimmäiset laukaukset ammuttiin Mommilassa. Mommilan kahakan 20-vuotismuisto". In Pirhonen, Pentti (ed.). Tammisunnuntain testamentti. Dokumentteja Suomen itsenäisyystaistelusta faksimile-jäljennöksenä Hakkapeliitta-lehdestä (in Finnish). Hämeenlinna: Karisto (published 1978). pp. 74–75. ISBN 951-23-1246-8.
  10. Schybergson, Carl Magnus (1942). Johan Kemp. Aktivisti ja isänmaanystävä (in Finnish). Translated by Niemi, Jalmari. Lahti. pp. 44–49.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. Hersalo, N. V. (1955). Puolustustahtoinen kansa. Muinaisitsenäisyydestä valtiolliseen riippumattomuuteen. Suojeluskuntain historia (in Finnish). Vol. I. Helsinki: Hata. pp. 264–267.
  12. Schybergson, Carl Magnus (1942). Johan Kemp. Aktivisti ja isänmaanystävä (in Finnish). Translated by Niemi, Jalmari. Lahti. pp. 53–56.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. Schybergson, Carl Magnus (1942). Johan Kemp. Aktivisti ja isänmaanystävä (in Finnish). Translated by Niemi, Jalmari. Lahti. p. 11.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  14. Schybergson, Carl Magnus (1942). Johan Kemp. Aktivisti ja isänmaanystävä (in Finnish). Translated by Niemi, Jalmari. Lahti. pp. 36–37.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  15. Mellberg, Ira (3 January 2020) [first edition published 20 July 2017]. "Hautausmaiden muurit kätkevät sisäpuolelleen tuhansia tarinoita — osallistu aikamatkalle opastetulla kierroksella". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). ISSN 0359-5056. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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