Edvard Linna
Finnish artistic gymnast
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Edvard Ferdinand Linna (26 August 1886 – 30 December 1974) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Full name | Edvard Ferdinand Linna | ||||||||||||||
| Alternative name(s) | Edvard Ferdinand Borg | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1886 Mikkeli, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 December 1974 (aged 88) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sport
Gymnastics
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [2] |
He was also selected to Finland's 1912 Olympic gymnastics team, but dropped out due to an injury.[3]
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[3]
Figure skating
He won the Finnish figure skating championship in pair skating five times:
Other
He was a founding member of the club Helsingin Luistelijat,[4] and its chairman in 1929–1947.[3]
He was the chairman of the Finnish Skating Association, the predecessor of the Finnish Figure Skating Association, in 1931–1946.[5]
He was a board member of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1934–1937.[3]
Family
He finnicized his family name from Borg to Linna on 23 June 1906.[6] Politically he was a Fennoman.[4]
Successful athletic family members:[3]
- 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.
