Einar Sahlstein Explained

Einar Sahlstein
Full Name:Einar Werner Sahlstein
Nickname:Einari
National Team:Finland
Birth Date:30 May 1887
Birth Place:Kuopio, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland
Resting Place:III hautausmaa, Rovaniemi[1]
Education:Alempi hallintotutkinto, University of Helsinki, 1912
Occupation:Bank manager, procurer
Spouse:Aino Castren
Sport:Gymnastics, track and field
Pb:Two-handed javelin throw: 78.57 m (1908)

Einar Werner Sahlstein (30 May 1887  - 6 March 1936) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He also won two Finnish national championships in track and field athletics.[2]

Sport

Gymnastics

He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[4]

Track and field

At the 1908 Finnish Athletics Championships, he won a gold in the two-handed javelin throw event, and another one in the combined jumps event.[5] [6]

Other

He was a chairman of the club Warkauden Urheilijat.

He was a founding member of the club Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura and a board member in 1927–1935.

Career

He performed his matriculation exam in Kuopio Finnish Coeducational School in 1908 and a legal degree the University of Helsinki in 1912. He worked in banking since 1913.

He was in the staff of the Rovaniemi White Guard. He led a platoon in the Rovaniemi skirmish in the opening days of the Finnish Civil War.[7] He received The medal of merit of the Civil Guards.

He sat in the municipal council of Rovaniemi kauppala.

Family

His parents were provincial treasurer Verner Sahlstein and Hulda von Fieandt. He married Aino Castren in 1916. They had four children.[8]

References

  1. News: 17 March 1936 . Pankinjohtaja Einar Sahlsteinin viimeinen matka . Rovaniemi . fi . Rovaniemi . 2 . 10 February 2021 . Sanomalehti Rovaniemi Oy . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  2. Web site: Einar Sahlstein . Olympedia . 2 March 2021.
  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 . 185 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 .
  4. Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2001 . Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . 12 . Jyväskylä . Graface . 290 . 951-98673-1-7.
  5. Book: Laitinen . Esa . 1987 . Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa . fi . Helsinki . Finnish Amateur Athletic Association . 330.
  6. Book: Hannus . Matti . Laitinen . Esa . Martiskainen . Seppo . 2002 . Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia . fi . Lahti . Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut . 244 . 951-96491-5-8.
  7. Book: Enbuske . Matti . 1997 . Peräpohjolan keskusseudulla . Rovaniemen historia vuoteen 1990. Jokivarsien kasvatit ja junantuomat . fi . Rovaniemi . Rovaniemen kaupunki, Rovaniemen maalaiskunta, Rovaniemen seurakunta . 281 . 951-96816-5-5.
  8. Book: 1930 . Suomen liikemiehiä. Affärsmän i Finland . fi, sv . II: M–Ö & lisäosa — supplement . Helsinki . Suomen kauppa ja teollisuus . 725.