John Henriksson
Personal information
Full nameJohn Gustav Henriksson
Born(1883-05-30)30 May 1883
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died1 November 1948(1948-11-01) (aged 65)
Helsinki, Finland
EducationPhysical education teacher, University of Helsinki, 1920
Occupation(s)Teacher, journalist, copy editor
Sport
CountryFinland
SportSwimming
Club
  • Vaasan Uimaseura
  • Helsingfors Simsällskap

John Gustav Henriksson (30 May 1883 – 1 November 1948) was a Finnish swimmer, who competed in two events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Sport

Olympics

John Henriksson at the Olympic Games
Games Event Stage Rank Time Notes
1908 Summer Olympics 100 metre backstroke First round 3rd in heat unknown Did not advance[3]
200 metre breaststroke First round 3rd in heat unknown Did not advance[4]

National

He won gold in 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay at the 1908 Finnish championships.

He was a member of two clubs:

  • Vaasan Uimaseura, an honorary member since 1922[5]
  • Helsingfors Simsällskap. An honorary member since 1937.[6] Chairman in 1914–1916 and a board member in 1909–1940.[7]

He was the secretary of Finnish Swimming Federation in 1908–1909 and 1916.[8]

Occupation

Henriksson graduated as a physical education teacher in 1920 and worked as one in 1909–1948.[5]

He was a copy editor in the magazine Finskt Iddrottsblad and a sports reporter in the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Henriksson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "John Henriksson". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  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. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  4. ↑ 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. 252. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  5. 1 2 3 Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto. 1959. p. 57.
  6. ↑ Henriksson, John; et al., eds. (1947). Helsingfors simsällskap — minnesskrift vid 60-årsjubiléet 1947 (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Helsingfors simsällskap. p. 156.
  7. ↑ Henriksson, John; et al., eds. (1947). Helsingfors simsällskap — minnesskrift vid 60-årsjubiléet 1947 (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Helsingfors simsällskap. pp. 186–187.
  8. ↑ Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 63. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
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