Aarne Salovaara Explained

Aarne Salovaara
Birth Name:	Arne Ihamo Nylenius
Full Name:	Aarne Ihamo Salovaara
Birth Date:	25 December 1887
Birth Place:	Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Death Place:	Kotka, Finland
Occupation:	Jurist
Country:	Finland
Sport:	Gymnastics and athletics
Club:	Kotkan Into

Aarne Ihamo Salovaara (born Arne Ihamo Nylenius, 25 December 1887 – 11 September 1945) was a Finnish athlete who won two Olympic medals and two Finnish championships.

Athletics

Olympic Games

Aarne Salovaara at the Olympic Games

Games	Sport	Event	Rank	Result	Notes
1908 Summer Olympics	Gymnastics	Team	style=background-color:#cc9966	3rd	405 points	Source:^[1]
	Athletics	Discus throw	12th–42nd	unknown	Source:^[2]
		Javelin throw	4th	45.89 metres	Source:^[3]
		Freestyle javelin throw	10th–33rd	unknown	Source:^[4]
		Shot put	Did not start
		Greek discus throw	Did not start
1912 Summer Olympics	Gymnastics	Team, free system	style=background-color:silver	2nd	109.25 points
	Athletics	Pentathlon	Did not start

National

He won the Finnish national championships in a combined sports competition Urheilukuninkuuskilpailut in 1904^[5] and 1906.^[6]

Salovaara was a district secretary in the Finnish gymnastics and sport federation SVUL in 1906–1907, a district chairman in 1910–1911, and a member of the board of SVUL in 1913 and 1926.

He was the chairman of the club Kotkan Into intermittently in 1915–1927.

Personal

Salovaara finnicized his name from Nylenius on 12 May 1906.^[7]

He took part in a Fennoman protest in 1908 and was relegated from his university for one term.^[8] He was a board member of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki in 1913–1914.^[9]

He was the councillor of municipal court in Kotka in 1915–1945.^[10]

He was active in the Kotka White Guard, where he reached the rank of vääpeli.^[11]

Sources

• Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2001 . Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . Jyväskylä . Graface . 297 . 951-98673-1-7.

References

Notes and References

1. Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States . 2001 . 185 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 .
2. Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States . 2001 . 92 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 .
3. Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States . 2001 . 100 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 .
4. Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States . 2001 . 98 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 .
5. Book: Hannus . Matti . Laitinen . Esa . Martiskainen . Seppo . 2002 . Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia . fi . Lahti . Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut . 249 . 951-96491-5-8.
6. Book: Hannus . Matti . Laitinen . Esa . Martiskainen . Seppo . 2002 . Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia . fi . Lahti . Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut . 250 . 951-96491-5-8 .
7. News: 12 May 1906 . Nimenmuuttoja . Lisälehti Suomalaisen Virallisen Lehden N:oon 109 . fi . 11 . 1457-4322.
8. Book: Klinge . Matti . 1968 . 1872–1917 . Ylioppilaskunnan historia . fi . 3 . Helsinki . WSOY . 295.
9. Book: Klinge . Matti . 1978 . 1918-1960. Itsenäisen Suomen ylioppilaat . Ylioppilaskunnan historia . fi . 4 . Helsinki . Helsingin yliopiston ylioppilaskunta, Gaudeamus . 375 . 9516622291.
10. Book: Anttila . Leo . etal . 1955 . Kotkan historia . fi . II . Kotka . Suomen punaisen ristin Kymen piirihallitus . 405.
11. News: December 1937 . Sk.-miesten merkkipäiviä joulukuulla . Kymenlaakson vartio . fi . 12/1937 . Kouvola . Kymenlaakson suojeluskuntapiirin piiriesikunta . 207 . 29 June 2023 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.