Jaska Saarivuori
| Jaska Saarivuori | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Johan Wilhelm Saarivuori |
| Alternative name(s) | Johan Wilhelm Öhberg |
| Born | 3 November 1888 Viipuri, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1 August 1938 (aged 49) Joutseno, Finland |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Finland |
Johan Wilhelm "Jaska" Saarivuori (3 November 1888 – 1 August 1938) was a Finnish gymnast who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Artistic individual all-around | 81st | Source: [2] |
He finnicized his family name from Öhberg to Saarivuori in 1906.[3] He was buried at Ristimäki cemetery, Vyborg.[4]
Sources
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 289. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
References
- ^ "Jaska Saarivuori". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Heptathlon Gymnastics Competition". Les Jeunes. Fédération gymnastique et sportive des patronages de France. 8 August 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via Gallica.
- ^ Siukonen, Markku (2007). "Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2006". In Tikander, Vesa (ed.). Sadan vuoden olympiadi. Suomalaisen olympialiikkeen historia [Centennial history of the Finnish Olympic movement] (in Finnish). Helsinki: WSOY. p. 380. ISBN 978-951-0-32429-5.
- ^ "Kuolleita". Karjala (in Finnish). Vyborg. 6 August 1938. p. 1. ISSN 0782-7024. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.