Edvard Linna
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| Full name | Edvard Ferdinand Linna | ||||||||||||||
Alternative name | Edvard Ferdinand Borg | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1886 Mikkeli, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 December 1974 (aged 88) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat | ||||||||||||||
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Edvard Ferdinand Linna (26 August 1886 – 30 December 1974) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Linna was born Edvard Ferdinand Borg on 26 August 1886. He Finnicized his family name from Borg to Linna on 23 June 1906.
Gymnastics career
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.
He was also selected to Finland's 1912 Olympic gymnastics team, but dropped out due to an injury.
Later sporting career
He won the Finnish figure skating championship in pair skating five times:
Other
He was a founding member of the club Helsingin Luistelijat, and its chairman in 1929–1947.
He was the chairman of the Finnish Skating Association, the predecessor of the Finnish Figure Skating Association, in 1931–1946.
He was a board member of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1934–1937.
Personal life
Politically, Linna was a Fennoman.
Successful athletic family members:
- Daughter Hilkka Linna (1919–1956) won two Finnish pair skating championships with him.
- Her granddaughter Liisa Kiuru (1981–) won a junior Finnish and Nordic championship in synchronized skating.
- Daughter Riitta Linna (1922–2016) won a Finnish figure skating championship.
- Daughter Kirsti Linna (1926–) won five Finnish figure skating championships.
References
- ↑ "Edvard Linna". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ "Nimenmuuttoja. Namnförändringar". Lisälehti. Suomen Wirallinen Lehti (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki. 23 June 1906. p. 11. ISSN 1457-4675. Retrieved 2 July 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 186. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- 1 2 Puromies, Anu (2008). Tähtiä jäällä. Tarinoita taitoluistelusta (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Figure Skating Association. p. 65. ISBN 978-951-0-34897-0.
- ↑ Virtapohja, Kalle, ed. (2022). SVUL:n vuosisata. Suomen suurin ja vaikutusvaltaisin urheilujärjestö [The Century of SVUL]. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiön tutkimuksia (in Finnish). Vol. 4. Helsinki: Urheilun ja liikunnan kulttuurikeskus TAHTO, SVUL. p. 466. ISBN 9789526644219. ISSN 2243-1489.
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