Arvi Pohjanpää
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Personal information | |
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Birth name | Nordqvist |
Full name | Sulo Arvi Pohjanpää |
National team | Finland |
Born | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | 10 July 1887
Died | 21 December 1959 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 72)
Education | Master of Law, University of Helsinki, 1910 |
Occupation | Judge |
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Spouse(s) |
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Other interests | Literature |
Sport | |
Sport | Gymnastics |
Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat |
Medal record |
Sulo Arvi Pohjanpää (10 July 1887 – 21 December 1959) was a Finnish Olympic gymnast, judge and writer.[1]
Gymnastics[]
Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source:[2] |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[3]
Law[]
He took his matriculation exam in Tampere real lycaeum in 1905. He graduated as a Master of Laws from the University of Helsinki in 1910. He received the title varatuomari in 1913.[4]
Beginning in 1911, he worked various duties in the legal system. Eventually, he was a judge advocate general in the superior court martial in 1931–1952, and then a Judge of the Court of Appeal in the Helsinki Court of Appeal in 1952–1954.[4]
He sentenced Martta Koskinen, the last woman executed in Finland, to death as chief justice of the case.[5] He also was the chief justice in the case of Hella Wuolijoki and voted for death, although she received life imprisonment.[6]
Literature[]
He first published work was a short story collection Tuntureilta in 1913. His debut as a playwright, Vala, was premiered by the Finnish National Theatre in 1918. His play Jumalan käskynhaltija was adapted into film Jumalan tuomio in 1939.[7]
He was the secretary of the Union of Finnish Writers in 1919–1920.[3]
Accolades[]
He received the following honorary awards:[4]
- Commemorative Medal of the Liberation war
- Commander of the White Rose of Finland, 1937
- Commemorative Medal of the Winter War
- Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class; 1940
- Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class; 1945
- Decoration for 40 years' faultless service, 1951
Family[]
His parents were master tailor Kaarle Henrik Pohjanpää and Ida Vilhelmina Kourlaa. His first wife was Lempi Vilma Ranttila (1892–1947), married in 1922. They had children:
- Eila Helena Marjatta (1924–)
- Anja Meri Kristiina (1926–)
- Armi Elina Annikki (1933–1996), who married Pentti Siimes
His second wife was Aila Tellervo Heikinheimo (1919–), married in 1953.[4]
He finnicized his familyname from Nordqvist to Pohjanpää in 1906.[3]
Poet was his brother.[3]
Olympic diver Laura Kivelä was his granddaughter.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Arvi Pohjanpää". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. pp. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ^ a b c d e Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 252. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- ^ a b c d Schrey, Eero, ed. (1958). Suomen lakimiehet. Finlands jurister. 1958. Suomen lakimiesliiton kirjasarja (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen lakimiesliitto. p. 543.
- ^ Rislakki, Jukka (1985). Maan alla. Vakoilua, vastarintaa ja urkintaa Suomenssa 1941–1944 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Love Kirjat. p. 50. ISBN 951-835-099-X.
- ^ Rislakki, Jukka (1985). Maan alla. Vakoilua, vastarintaa ja urkintaa Suomenssa 1941–1944 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Love Kirjat. p. 116. ISBN 951-835-099-X.
- ^ Aleksis Kivestä Martti Merenmaahan: Suomalaisten kirjailijain elämäkertoja (in Finnish). Porvoo: WSOY. 1954. pp. 610–611.
- 1887 births
- 1959 deaths
- Writers from Helsinki
- People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Finnish writers
- Finnish male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts of Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Finnish Olympic medalist stubs
- Finnish artistic gymnast stubs