Johan Kemp
Finnish gymnast
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Johan Valdemar Kemppainen (1 July 1881 – 20 October 1941) was a Finnish athlete who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
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Kemp in the early 1900s | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Johan Valdemar Kemppainen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1881 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 October 1941 (aged 60) Lahti, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Helsingfors Gymnastikklubb | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Background
Sport
Kemp took part in two different sports in the Olympics.
| Games | Sport | Event | Rank | Result | Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics | Gymnastics | Team | 3rd | 405 points | Source: [6] |
| Athletics | Freestyle javelin throw | 10th–33rd | unknown | Source: [7] | |
| Shot put | Did not start | ||||
| Discus throw | Did not start | ||||
| Greek discus throw | Did not start | ||||
He was the commodore of the sailing club Lahden Purjehdusseura for over ten years.[8]
Activism
He was a resistance activist during the period of Russification of Finland, although he estimated his role as minor.[9]
He was a founding member of the Lahti White Guard in August 1917 and joined the White Guard district staff in December. He took part in the Mommila skirmish as a leader in November 1917.[10][11][12] He spent the Finnish Civil War obtaining rifles and ammunition and serving as an aide-de-camp and a chief of staff to various commanding officers.[13]
He remained in the local White Guard leadership up to his death.[14] He was awarded the Medal of Merit of the Frontman's Union of Liberation War.[15]
Personal
His parents were coachman Juha Juhanpoika Kemppainen and Edla Gustava Helenius.[16] He married Helmi Maria Markkanen in 1910. They had four daughters:
- Margareta Maria
- Vava Elisabet
- Inga Maija
- Asta Britta
They divorced in 1919. He married Ruth Elna Alanco in 1922. They had no children.[17]
He died of a cardiac arrest.[18] He is buried at the Old Cemetery in Lahti.[19]
Further reading
- Schybergson, Carl Magnus (1942). Johan Kemp — en aktiv patriot i Finland 1881–1941 (in Swedish). Turku: Bro.
- Johan Kemp at Olympedia
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 315. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
