Bruno Zilliacus

Bruno Wilhelm Zilliacus (11 November 1877 – 3 July 1926) was an athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Bruno Zilliacus
Bruno Zilliacus as a beauty pageant winner in 1903
Personal information
Full nameBruno Wilhelm Zilliacus
Born(1877-11-11)11 November 1877
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died3 July 1926(1926-07-03) (aged 48)
Helsinki, Finland
Resting placeSortavala
EducationPhysical education teacher, University of Helsinki, 1902
OccupationTeacher, physiotherapist
Spouse(s)Meri Starck
Sport
SportTrack and field, cross-country skiing
Event(s)Shot put
Club
  • Sortavalan Seminaarin Voimisteluseura
  • Ylioppilasvoimistelijat

Sports
Bruno Zilliacus at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Result Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Shot put 9th–25th unknown Source:[1]

He is also listed as a flag-bearer for Finland in the opening ceremony, although he carried a mere hand-written plaque.[2]

Zilliacus participated the 30-kilometer cross-country skiing race at the Northern Games in Stockholm 1901, where he did not place in the top 11.[3]

Zilliacus won the first beauty pageant in Finland, which was held in Helsinki on 8 March 1903.[4][5][6]

He represented the clubs Sortavalan Seminaarin Voimisteluseura (Sortavala) and Ylioppilasvoimistelijat (Helsinki).[2]

Other

Born in Saint Petersburg in 1877, his parents were major Alexander Wilhelm Zilliacus and Sofia Vilhelmiina Manninen.[7] He married Meri Naëmi Starck (1886–1974) in 1913, daughter of Werner Starck and Naëmi Ingman-Starck.[8] They had children Margareta in 1914, Ulla in 1919 and Katarina in 1921.[9] Ulla married Kaarlo af Heurlin in 1941.[10]

He graduated as a physical education teacher from the University of Helsinki in 1902.[7] He worked as a teacher in 1903–1926.[9]

Zilliacus was the local chief of Sortavala White Guard. He fought in the Finnish Civil War on the Karelian front. He received the Cross of Liberty, 4th class.[9]

Zilliacus died of stomach cancer in the Mehiläinen Hospital in Helsinki in 1926. He was buried in Sortavala.[11]

References
  1. Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  2. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 378. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  3. Satyr (17 February 1901). "De stora skidtäflingarna vid Saltsjöbaden". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 3. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 7 August 2018 – via Kungliga biblioteket.
  4. Lehmusto, Heikki (1918). Helsingin Atleettiklubi. 1891–1916 (in Finnish). Helsinki. p. 51.
  5. Hytönen, Mattiesko (1991). Vanhin ja kaunein. Helsingin Atleettiklubi 1891–1991 (in Finnish). Helsinki. p. 16.
  6. Nykänen, Anna-Stina (13 July 2008). "Suomen kaunein mies". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  7. Autio, Veli-Matti. "Henkilötiedot". Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1853–1899 (in Finnish). University of Helsinki. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. Ignatius, Jaakko (2006). "Jäsen n:o 10: Werner Starck (1856–1921) — Suomen järjestyksessä toinen kunnanlääkäri" (PDF). Lääketieteellinen Aikakauskirja Duodecim (in Finnish). Vol. 112 no. 19. Helsinki: Suomalainen Lääkäriseura Duodecim. pp. 2307–2310. ISSN 0012-7183. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  9. Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto. 1959. p. 278.
  10. Huovinen, Pentti; et al., eds. (1974). Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja) 1974. Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista [Who's who in Finland 1974] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 213. ISBN 951-1-01334-3.
  11. "Lehtori B. W. Zilliacus. Lehtori Bruno Zilliacuksen hautaus". Karjala (in Finnish). Vyborg. 7 July 1926. p. 3. ISSN 0782-7024. Retrieved 6 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.


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