Jacob Björnström Explained

Jacob Björnström
Birth Name:Jacob Carl Gustaf Herman Björnström
Birth Date:14 December 1881
Birth Place:Uuras, Grand Duchy of Finland
Death Place:Inari, Finland

Jacob Carl Gustaf Herman Björnström (December 14, 1881 – July 17, 1935) was a Finnish diplomat, businessman and sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Finnish boat Nina, which won the silver medal in the 10 metre class.[1]

Early life

Björnström was born in Uuras, near Vyborg, in the Grand Duchy of Finland[2] to Gustaf Herman Björnström and Olga Maria Swahn.[3]

Death

In 1935, Björnström was killed in an automobile accident on the Petsamo highway near Inari, Finland, that also severly injured Kristian Hanssen, the vice consul of Norway in Helsinki.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jacob Björnström . Olympedia . 31 May 2021.
  2. News: 50 vuotias . 4 August 2024 . . 14 December 1931 . 14.
  3. News: Lihcoln-vaunu syöksyi metsään tuhoseurauksin . 4 August 2024 . . 18 July 1935 . 5 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  4. News: Onneton automatka Petsammon . 4 August 2024 . . 20 July 1935 . 2 . fi . National Library of Finland.