Lauri Wilskman
Finnish athletics competitor
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Lauri Wilskman (14 May 1887 – 25 November 1937) was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]
 Lauri Wilskman in 1915 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Lauri Wilskman |
| National team | Finland |
| Born | 14 May 1887 Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 25 November 1937 (aged 50) Nurmijärvi, Finland |
| Resting place | Tammisto cemetery, Vyborg[1] |
| Occupation | Forester |
| Spouse | Ilme Seppälä |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
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Athletics
| Games | Event | Rank | Result | Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics | Discus throw | 12th–42nd | unknown | Source:[3] |
| High jump | Did not start | His qualification result was 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm). However, due to changing conditions, his qualification pool was declared void and to be re-jumped. He did not start the re-jump.[4] | ||
| Shot put | Did not start | Source:[5] | ||
| Greek discus throw | Did not start | Source:[6] | ||
He was a founding member and chairman of the club Viipurin Akateemiset Urheilijat, and also represented the club Viipurin Reipas.[7]
Other
He was born to father hovioikeudenneuvos Oscar Waldemar Wilskman (1851–1918) and mother Hanna Augusta Svahn (1861–1932) in Vyborg in 1887. He married Ilme Seppälä in 1916.[8] Their daughter Liisa Ester Vaartaja married Eino Hirva in 1940.[9]
He and Ivar Wilskman were first cousins once removed.[7]
Wilskman graduated as a forester in 1911 and worked in forestry uuntilhis death.[8]
Wilskman fought in the Finnish Civil War.[8]
Wilskman died in Nurmijärvi in 1937.[8]
