Axel Fredrik Londen Explained

Axel Fredrik Londen
National Team:Finland
Birth Date:5 August 1859
Birth Place:Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland
Education:Varatuomari
Occupation:Corporate lawyer
Other Interests:Hunting
Sport:Sports shooting
Club:Suomen Metsästysyhdistys

Axel Fredrik Londen (5 August 1859  - 8 September 1928) was a Finnish sports shooter, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Olympics

Axel Fredrik Londen at the Olympic Games
GamesEventRankNotes
1908 Summer OlympicsTrap29th–61stSources differ: according to some, he did not start the event,[2] according to others, he was eliminated in the first stage of the competition[3]
1912 Summer Olympics100 meter running deer, single shots15th
100 meter team running deer, single shotsstyle=background-color:#cc99663rd
Trap, team5th

He was a member of the board of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1907–1908 and 1911–1913.

Biography

His parents were vicar and rural dean Karl Fredrik Londen and Emilia Nordenstreng. His was married to Valborg Ferlmann in 1895–1919 and to Maria Elisabet Magnuson since 1920.[4]

He obtained a legal degree in 1886 and the title of varatuomari in 1889.[5]

He moved to Sweden to manage a tobacco factory in the 1910s and got their citizenship. He moved back to Finland after bankruptcy.[6]

He was the chairman of the shooting club Suomen Metsästysyhdistys in 1911–1917.

He edited the outdoors magazine Metsästys ja Kalastus.[7]

He was the first executive manager of the Finnish Hunters' Association in 1922–1927. According to himself, he shot at least two bears and 17 mooses.[8]

He also was briefly the mayor of Ekenäs and held various jobs in the Finnish government.

He was the secretary of the Finnish Maritime Administration from 1924 up to his death.

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References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Axel Fredrik Londen . Olympedia . 6 June 2021.
  2. 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 . 240–241, endnote 47 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 .
  3. Book: Virtapohja . Kalle . 2019 . Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 . History of sport shooting in Finland . fi . Helsinki . Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto . 34 . 9789519699127.
  4. Web site: LONDÉN Axel Fredrik . Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1853–1899 . Helsingin yliopisto . fi . 9 June 2021.
  5. News: V. B. . November 1928 . Axel Fredrik Londen . Finlands jakt- och fisketidskrift . sv . Helsinki . Finska jaktföreningen . 327–331 . 7 June 2021 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  6. Book: Virtapohja . Kalle . 2019 . Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 . History of sport shooting in Finland . fi . Helsinki . Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto . 35 . 9789519699127.
  7. Axel Fredrik Londén 1859–1928. Jahteja karhuista kanalintuihin . Metsästys ja Kalastus . fi . 12 . 37 . 0026-1629 . December 1997.
  8. Book: Kairikko . Juha K. . 1991 . Seitsemän vuosikymmentä metsästykselle. Suomen metsästäjäliitto — Finlands jägarförbund r.y:n historiikki 1921–1991 . fi . Riihimäki . Suomen metsästäjäliitto — Finlands jägarförbund . 212–213 . 9519624406.