Otto Granström Explained

Otto Granström
Full Name:Otto Emil Granström
National Team:Finland
Birth Date:4 October 1887
Birth Place:Hämeenlinnan maalaiskunta, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Death Place:Nurmijärvi, Finland
Occupation:Forester, chief executive officer
Spouse:Agnes Katariina Lönn
Sport:Gymnastics
Club:Ylioppilasvoimistelijat

Otto Emil Granström (4 October 1887 – 1 May 1941) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Gymnastics

He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[3]

Biography

His father was railwayman Karl Otto Granström (1843–1910) and mother Johanna Elisabeth Olin (1847–1913). He married Agnes Katariina Lönn (1889–) in 1914.[4]

He completed his matriculation exam at the Hämeenlinna Lyceum in 1906 and the forester examination in 1910. He worked in forestry up to his death, ultimately being the chief executive officer of the Hämeenlinna steam sawmill.

He served in the White Guard in the Finnish Civil War and received the Memorial Medal of the War of Independence.

References

  1. Web site: Otto Granström . Olympedia . 2 March 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 . 185 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 . registration .
  3. Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2001 . Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . 12 . Jyväskylä . Graface . 40 . 951-98673-1-7.
  4. Book: 1946 . Suomen metsänhoitajat. Finlands forstmästare . fi, sv . 1931–1945 . Helsinki . Suomen metsänhoitajaliitto . 133–134.