David Teivonen
Personal information | |
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Full name | David Toivo Teivonen |
National team | Finland |
Citizenship |
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Born | Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | 6 June 1889
Died | 1937 (aged 47–48) Soviet Union |
Sport | |
Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
Club | Viipurin Reipas |
David Toivo Teivonen (6 June 1889 – 1937) was a Finnish gymnast who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Gymnastics[]
Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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1908 Summer Olympics | Artistic individual all-around | 91st | Source: [2] |
He was part of the Viipurin Reipas team that won the gymnastics Finnish national championship in 1906.[3]
Biography[]
He received the Mercantile Marine War Medal.[4]
He moved to Soviet Union and became its citizen in 1937.[5] He died that year.[6]
Sources[]
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 332. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
References[]
- ^ "David Teivonen". 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.
- ^ Roni, Ranne (1951). Viipurin Reipas vv. 1891–1951 (in Finnish). Lahti. p. 44.
- ^ "Medal Card of Teivonen, David Place of Birth: Wiborg Date of Birth: 1889". The National Archives. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 332. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2000). The 1908 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. p. 430. ISBN 0-7864-0598-8.
Categories:
- 1937 deaths
- 1889 births
- Finnish male artistic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts of Finland
- Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Finnish emigrants to the Soviet Union
- Finnish artistic gymnast stubs