Torsten Sandelin
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| Full name | Karl Viktor Torsten Sandelin | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1887 Maalahti, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 May 1950 (aged 62) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karl Viktor Torsten Sandelin (28 September 1887 – 8 May 1950) was a Finnish Olympic bronze medalist.[1]
Biography
[edit]Sandelin's parents were rural dean Frans Viktor Sandelin and Emma Josefina Durchman. He married Aina Emilia Gylling, the daughter of senator Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Gylling, in 1915. They had three children:[2]
- Lars Viktor (1916–)
- Hedvig Elisabet (1919–)
- Clara Birgitta (1923–)
He and his wife are buried at the Hietaniemi Cemetery.[3]
Eino Sandelin, who won bronze in the 1912 games, was his brother.[4]
He completed his matriculation exam in Gamlakarleby Swedish Coeducational Gymnasium in 1907 and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Helsinki in 1916.[2]
He began working as a physician in 1915 and as a surgeon in 1917. He was the chairman of the Finska Läkaresällskapet, the Swedish-speaking Finnish Society of Medicine, in 1939.[2]
During the Second World War, he served at the Tilkka military hospital. He reached the rank of major (Med.) in 1941.[2]
He received the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class in 1942.[2]
Sports career
[edit]| Games | Sport | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Gymnastics | Team | 3rd | Source:[5] |
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Sailing | 6 Metre | 5th | Boat: Finn II |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Torsten Sandelin at Olympedia
- ^ a b c d e Soininen, Gunnar; Kaprio, Leo A., eds. (1947). Suomen lääkärit. Finlands läkare. 1946 (in Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen lääkäriliitto. p. 672.
- ^ "Hietaniemen vanha hautausmaa, Helsinki". Vanha hautakivitietokanta. Genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Sukututkimusseura. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 298. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
External links
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- 1887 births
- 1950 deaths
- Finnish male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
- Olympic gymnasts for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Finnish male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Finland
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Finnish people
- Nyländska Jaktklubben sailors