Jean Theslöf
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 1884 Oulu, Finland |
| Died | 30 March 1966 (aged 81) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Jean Theslöf (25 June 1884 – 30 March 1966) was a Finnish sports shooter and singer.[1] He competed in four events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1925 Theslöf moved to the United States. He founded a singing school in New York and recorded almost 60 songs during his career.[3][4] Theslöf sometimes recorded under the pseudonym "Muhoksen Janne."[5]
References[]
- ^ "Jean Theslöf". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Jean Theslöf". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1902 (in Finnish)
- ^ Performer Theslöf Jean[permanent dead link] Finnish Institute of recorded sound
- ^ Spottswood, Richard (1990). Ethnic Music on Records: A Discography of Ethnic Recordings Produced in the United States, 1893 to 1942, Volume 5: Mid-East, Far East, Scandinavian, English Language, American Indian, International. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 2607.
External links[]
- Jean Theslöf at Olympedia
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- 1884 births
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- Finnish male sport shooters
- Olympic shooters of Finland
- Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- People from Oulu
- American people of Finnish descent
- 20th-century Finnish male singers
- Sportspeople from Oulu
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