Hugo Jonsson should not be confused with Hugo Johnson.
Hugo Jonsson | |
Full Name: | Hugo Alarik Jonsson |
National Team: | Finland |
Birth Date: | 25 February 1884 |
Birth Place: | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
Death Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
Education: | Construction engineer, Helsinki Industrial School, 1903 |
Occupation: | Master builder |
Spouse: | Ellen Maria Forstén |
Sport: | Aquatics |
Club: | Helsingfors Simsällskap |
Hugo Alarik Jonsson (25 February 1884 – 9 April 1949) was a Finnish swimmer, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Games | Event | Stage | Rank | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1908 Summer Olympics | 100 metre backstroke | First round | 3rd in heat | unknown | Did not advance. Source:[2] |
200 metre breaststroke | First round | Did not finish | Did not advance. Source:[3] |
He won some Finnish national championships in aquatics:
He was the chairman of the club Helsingfors Simsällskap in 1913, and a board member in 1908–1911 and 1925–1930.[4]
His father was a master stonecutter.[5] He married Ellen Maria Forstén in 1914.[6]
He received the Cross of Liberty, 4th Class and the Commemorative Medal of the Liberation War.[7]