Otto Granström

Otto Granström
	Otto Granström in 1908
Personal information
Full name	Otto Emil Granström
National team	Finland
Born	October 4, 1887; Hämeenlinnan maalaiskunta, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	May 1, 1941 (aged 53); Nurmijärvi, Finland
Occupation	Forester, chief executive officer
Spouse(s)	Agnes Katariina Lönn
Sport
Sport	Gymnastics
Club	Ylioppilasvoimistelijat
Medal record
Olympic Games

Otto Emil Granström (4 October 1887 – 1 May 1941) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Gymnastics

Otto Granström 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.[3]

Biography

His father was railwayman Karl Otto Granström (1843–1910) and mother Johanna Elisabeth Olin (1847–1913). He married Agnes Katariina Lönn (1889–) in 1914.[4]

He completed his matriculation exam at the Hämeenlinna Lyceum in 1906 and the forester examination in 1910. He worked in forestry up to his death, ultimately being the chief executive officer of the Hämeenlinna steam sawmill.[4]

He served in the White Guard in the Finnish Civil War and received the Memorial Medal of the War of Independence.[4]

References

"Otto Granström". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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.
Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 40. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
Suomen metsänhoitajat. Finlands forstmästare (in Finnish and Swedish) (1931–1945 ed.). Helsinki: Suomen metsänhoitajaliitto. 1946. pp. 133–134.

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[1] "Otto Granström". 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] Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 40. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

[metsänhoitajat-4] Suomen metsänhoitajat. Finlands forstmästare (in Finnish and Swedish) (1931–1945 ed.). Helsinki: Suomen metsänhoitajaliitto. 1946. pp. 133–134.