Heikki Lehmusto
Personal information
Birth nameLindholm
Full nameHeikki Heikinpoika Lehmusto
National teamFinland
Born(1884-08-30)August 30, 1884
Porvoon maalaiskunta, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
DiedSeptember 22, 1958(1958-09-22) (aged 74)
Turku, Finland
EducationDoctor of Philosophy, University of Helsinki, 1923
Occupation(s)Editor-in-chief, teacher, lecturer, adjunct professor
Spouses
  • Elin Ingeborg Sjöblom (–1928)
  • Anna Solntsew-Sundström (1929–)
Sport
SportWrestling, gymnastics
Weight classHeavy weight
Club
  • Ylioppilasvoimistelijat
  • Helsingin Atleettiklubi
Medal record
Men's Gymnastics
Bronze medal – third place1908 London Gymnastics team

Heikki Heikinpoika Lehmusto (30 August 1884 – 22 September 1958) was a Finnish sports leader and a sportswriter, who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sport

Wrestling was his main sport, but he won an Olympic medal in gymnastics.[2]

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

He won the Finnish academic heavy weight wrestling championship in 1914[4] and 1915,[5] which would be his best achievement in the sport as an athlete.[2]

He was the chairman of the Finnish Wrestling Federation in 1932–1936 and 1938–1940, and its predecessor, the wrestling chapter of Finnish Gymnastics and Sports Federation in 1918–1920 and 1925–28.[6]

He was a member of the board of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1919–1920, 1927–1928 and 1934–1938, and the leader of the Finnish wrestling team at the 1920, 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.[7]

He is an honorary chairman of the Finnish Wrestling Federation[8] and an honorary member of the Finnish Gymnastics and Sports Federation[9] and the club Helsingin Atleettiklubi.[10]

He was also an accomplished sportswriter.[7]

Biography

His father was Heikki Lindholm (former Uusi-Lampila) and mother Kaisa Niesi. He finnicized his family name from Lindholm to Lehmusto in 1906. His first wife until 1928 was Elin Ingeborg Sjöblom, and second wife from 1929 Anna Solntsew-Sundström, the daughter of Sergei Solntsev. His only child Heikki was born in 1913.[2]

He took his matriculation exam in the Porvoon suomalainen yhteiskoulu in 1906. He submitted his doctoral thesis in the University of Helsinki in 1923. His academic career peaked with an adjunct professorship in the University of Turku.[2]

He was a passionate fennophile.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Heikki Lehmusto". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Kanerva, Juha (2005). "Lehmusto, Heikki". In Klinge, Matti; Mäkelä-Alitalo, Anneli; et al. (eds.). Suomen kansallisbiografia. Studia biographica (in Finnish). Vol. 5. Karl–Lehtokoski. Helsinki: The Finnish Literature Society. pp. 819–820. ISBN 951-746-446-0. ISSN 1456-2138.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ V. E. T. (5 December 1914). "Muutamia tietoja ylioppilaiden urheiluelämästä". Suomen Urheilulehti (in Finnish). p. 176. ISSN 0355-6085. Retrieved 8 June 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  5. ↑ "Akateemiset urheilukilpailut". Suomen Urheilulehti (in Finnish). 1 April 1915. p. 450. ISSN 0355-6085. Retrieved 8 June 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  6. ↑ Järvinen, Eino (1977). 70 vuotta suomalaista painia 1906–1976 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Wrestling Federation. p. 62.
  7. 1 2 Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 168. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  8. ↑ Järvinen, Eino (1977). 70 vuotta suomalaista painia 1906–1976 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Wrestling Federation. p. 15.
  9. ↑ Halila, Aimo; Sirmeikkö, Paul (1960). Kotkas, Kallio (ed.). Suomen voimistelu- ja urheiluliitto SVUL: 1900–1960 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Gymnastics and Sports Federation. p. 642.
  10. ↑ Lempinen, Jorma (1993). "Heikki Lehmusto. Painijan sielunelämä". In Mäkelä, Pekka; et al. (eds.). Kilpakenttien sankarit (in Finnish). Vol. 3. Helsinki: Tammi. p. 250. ISBN 951-30-8902-9.
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