John Henriksson Explained

John Henriksson
Full Name:	John Gustav Henriksson
Birth Date:	30 May 1883
Birth Place:	Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Death Place:	Helsinki, Finland
Education:	Physical education teacher, University of Helsinki, 1920
Occupation:	Teacher, journalist, copy editor
Country:	Finland
Sport:	Swimming

John Gustav Henriksson (30 May 1883 – 1 November 1948) was a Finnish swimmer, who competed in two events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^{[1] [2]}

Sport

Olympics

John Henriksson at the Olympic Games

Games	Event	Stage	Rank	Time	Notes
1908 Summer Olympics	100 metre backstroke	First round	3rd in heat	unknown	Did not advance^[3]
200 metre breaststroke	First round	3rd in heat	unknown	Did not advance^[4]

National

He won gold in 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay at the 1908 Finnish championships.

He was a member of two clubs:

• Vaasan Uimaseura, an honorary member since 1922
• Helsingfors Simsällskap. An honorary member since 1937.^[5] Chairman in 1914–1916 and a board member in 1909–1940.^[6]

He was the secretary of Finnish Swimming Federation in 1908–1909 and 1916.^[7]

Occupation

Henriksson graduated as a physical education teacher in 1920 and worked as one in 1909–1948.^[8]

He was a copy editor in the magazine Finskt Iddrottsblad and a sports reporter in the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet.

Notes and References

1. John Henriksson Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182530/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/john-henriksson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 28 August 2016.
2. Web site: John Henriksson . Olympedia . 12 April 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 . 250 . 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 . 252 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 .
5. Book: Henriksson . John . etal . 1947 . Helsingfors simsällskap — minnesskrift vid 60-årsjubiléet 1947 . sv . Helsingfors . Helsingfors simsällskap . 156.
6. Book: Henriksson . John . etal . 1947 . Helsingfors simsällskap — minnesskrift vid 60-årsjubiléet 1947 . sv . Helsingfors . Helsingfors simsällskap . 186–187.
7. Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2001 . Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . Jyväskylä . Graface . 63 . 951-98673-1-7.
8. Book: 1959 . Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 . fi, sv . Helsinki . Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto . 57.