Lauri Wilskman Explained
| Lauri Wilskman |
| Full Name: | Lauri Wilskman |
| National Team: | Finland |
| Birth Date: | 14 May 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Death Place: | Nurmijärvi, Finland |
| Resting Place: | Tammisto cemetery, Vyborg[1] |
| Occupation: | Forester |
| Spouse: | Ilme Seppälä |
| Sport: | Track and field |
Lauri Wilskman (14 May 1887 – 25 November 1937) was a Finnish track and field athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]
Athletics
Lauri Wilskman at the Olympic Games| Games | Event | Rank | Result | Notes |
|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Discus throw | 12th–42nd | unknown | Source:[3] |
| High jump | Did not start | His qualification result was 5inchesft6inchesin (ftin). However, due to changing conditions, his qualification pool was declared void and to be re-jumped. He did not start the re-jump.[4] |
| Shot put | Did not start | Source:[5] |
| Greek discus throw | Did not start | Source:[6] | |
He was a founding member and chairman of the club Viipurin Akateemiset Urheilijat, and also represented the club Viipurin Reipas.[7]
Other
He was born to father hovioikeudenneuvos Oscar Waldemar Wilskman (1851–1918) and mother Hanna Augusta Svahn (1861–1932) in Vyborg in 1887. He married Ilme Seppälä in 1916.[8] Their daughter Liisa Ester Vaartaja married Eino Hirva in 1940.[9]
He and Ivar Wilskman were first cousins once removed.
Wilskman graduated as a forester in 1911 and worked in forestry up to his death.
Wilskman fought in the Finnish Civil War.
Wilskman died in Nurmijärvi in 1937.
Notes and References
- News: 30 November 1937 . Kuolleita . Helsingin sanomat . fi . 2 . 0355-2047 . 25 February 2021 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- Web site: Lauri Wilskman . Olympedia . 12 March 2021.
- Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina . February 2000 . 92 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 .
- Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina . February 2000 . 79–81 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 .
- Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina . February 2000 . 112, endnote 239 . 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina . February 2000 . 114, endnote 275 . 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2001 . Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . 12 . Jyväskylä . Graface . 373–374 . 951-98673-1-7 .
- Book: 1946 . Suomen metsänhoitajat 1931–1945. Finlands forstmästare 1931-1945 . fi, sv . Helsinki . Suomen metsänhoitajaliitto . 697–698.
- Book: 1974 . Huovinen . Pentti . etal . Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja) 1974. Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista . fi . Helsinki . Otava . 213 . 951-1-01334-3 . Who's who in Finland 1974.
