John Lindroth | |
Full Name: | Johan Hjalmar Lindroth |
Nickname: | John |
National Team: | Finland |
Birth Date: | 17 September 1883 |
Birth Place: | Karijoki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
Death Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
Education: | Licentiate of Medicine |
Occupation: | Internist, municipal doctor |
Sport: | Gymnastics, shooting sports |
Johan "John" Hjalmar Lindroth (17 September 1883 – 24 July 1960) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was a board member of the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation in 1927–.
His parents were farmer Hugo Gustaf Lindroth and Maria Elisabeth Hannula. His three marriages were:
He had five children:
He took his matriculation exam in Porin Lyseo in 1904, graduated as a Licentiate of Medicine in 1922 and specialized in internal medicine in 1929. He worked as the municipal doctor of Vantaa in 1917–1924. He opened a private practice in Helsinki in 1924. He also worked at the Helsinki general hospital and the military reaching the rank of major in 1942.
He received the Cross of Liberty, 4th class in 1940 and 3rd class in 1942.