Edvard Linna

Edvard Ferdinand Linna (26 August 1886 – 30 December 1974) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Edvard Linna
Personal information
Birth nameEdvard Ferdinand Borg
Full nameEdvard Ferdinand Linna
National teamFinland
Born(1886-08-26)August 26, 1886
Mikkeli, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
DiedDecember 30, 1974(1974-12-30) (aged 88)
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationProcurator, department manager, training course teacher, editorial coordinator
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60–70 kg (132–154 lb)
Sport
Sport
  • Gymnastics
  • Figure skating
Club
  • Ylioppilasvoimistelijat
  • Helsingin Luistelijat
  • Helsingin suomalaisen reaalilyseon Tarmo
  • Helsingin Katajaiset

Sport

Gymnastics

Edvard Linna at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Men's team 3rd Source: [1]

He was also selected to Finland's 1912 Olympic gymnastics team, but dropped out due to an injury.[2]

He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[2]

Figure skating

He won the Finnish figure skating championship in pair skating five times:

  • pair Olga Saario: 1924, 1926 and 1927
  • pair daughter Hilkka Linna: 1938 and 1939

Other

He was a founding member of the club Helsingin Luistelijat,[3] and its chairman in 1929–1947.[2]

He was the chairman of the Finnish Figure Skating Association in 1932–1946.[2]

He was a board member of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1934–1937.[2]

Family

He finnicized his familyname from Borg to Linna on 23 June 1906.[4]

Successful athletic family members:[2]

  • Daughter Hilkka Linna (1919–1956) won two Finnish pair skating championships with him.
    • Her granddaughter Liisa Kiuru (1981–) won a junior Finnish and Nordic championship in synchronized skating.
  • Daughter Riitta Linna (1922–2016) won a Finnish figure skating championship.
  • Daughter Kirsti Linna (1926–) won five Finnish figure skating championships.

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. pp. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  2. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 186. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  3. Puromies, Anu (2008). Tähtiä jäällä. Tarinoita taitoluistelusta (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Figure Skating Association. p. 65. ISBN 978-951-0-34897-0.
  4. "Nimenmuuttoja. Namnförändringar". Lisälehti. Suomen Wirallinen Lehti (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki. 23 June 1906. p. 11. ISSN 1457-4675. Retrieved 2 July 2019 via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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