Ragnar Stenberg

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Ragnar Olof Jakob Stenberg (14 June 1887 – 6 December 1954) was a Finnish sprinter and a sports leader.

FullnameRagnar Olof Jakob Stenberg

Nationalteam

Finland

Born14 June 1887

Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire

Died6 December 1954 (aged 67)

Helsinki, Finland

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Ragnar Stenberg
Personal information
Ragnar Stenberg circa 1906, wearing Helsingin Unitas uniform
Full name	Ragnar Olof Jakob Stenberg
National team	Finland
Born	(1887-06-14)14 June 1887 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	6 December 1954(1954-12-06) (aged 67) Helsinki, Finland
Education	Licentiate of dentistry, 1914
Occupation	Dentist
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprint
Club	Helsingin Unitas
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.9 s 200 m: 23.6 s 400 m: 52.4 s 110 m hurdles: 16.2 s^[1]

Athletics

Olympic Games

He was injured during the Finnish Olympic trials of 1908, but was selected based on his performance the previous year.^[2]

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Ragnar Stenberg at the Olympic Games
Games	Event	Result	Notes
1908 Summer Olympics	100 metres	5th in heat, did not advance to semifinals	Source:^[3]
	200 metres	3rd in heat, did not advance to semifinals	Official records say he finished his heat, but Finnish sources say he did not finish due to muscle strain^[2]
	400 metres	Did not start	Source:^[4]
	800 metres	Did not start	Source:^[5]
	110 metres hurdles	Did not start	Source:^[6]
	400 metres hurdles	Did not start	Source:^[7]

He was a board member of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1919–1920 and 1923–1926.^[8]

National

He is credited with two Finnish record times in 400 metres:^[9]

9 September 1906, he tied the current record with 52.4 seconds
31 August 1908, his time 53.0 is noted as a national record

In the Finnish Championships in Athletics, he won a five golds:

400 metres: 1907^[10]^[11]
110 metre hurdles: 1907^[12]^[11] and 1909^[12]
combined running championship: 1907^[11] and 1909^[13]

Other

Stenberg was a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations Council in 1921–1926.^[8]

He was the chairman of the track and field athletics chapter of the Finnish Gymnastics and Sports Federation, the predecessor of the Finnish Athletics Federation, in 1914–1915 and 1919–1922.^[14]

He was a manager of Clas Thunberg.^[8]

Personal

His parents were father Jakob Esaias Stenberg and mother Anna Maria Brofeldt.^[15] His brother R. E. Stenberg was also a sprinter,^[16] who broke the Finnish record for 4 × 100 metres relay in 1917.^[17]

He graduated as a licentiate of dentistry in 1914.^[15] His practice was in Helsinki.^[18]

References

[1]
Hannus, Matti (1983). Mäki-Kuutti, Tarmo; Paananen, Riitta-Liisa; Forslund, Ritva (eds.). Yleisurheilu — tuhat tähteä. WSOY pikkujättiläinen (in Finnish). Porvoo, Helsinki, Juva: WSOY. pp. 570–571. ISBN 9510119008.
[2]
Laitinen, Esa (1993). Suomen yleisurheilu 1908 (in Finnish). p. 1. ISBN 952-904620-0.
[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. 48. 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. 102, endnote 47. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
[5]
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. 103, endnote 68. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
[6]
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. 106, endnote 122. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
[7]
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. 107, endnote 138. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
[8]
Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 315. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
[9]
Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 567.
[10]
Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 181. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
[11]
Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 329.
[12]
Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 207. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
[13]
Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 331.
[14]
Virtapohja, Kalle, ed. (2022). SVUL:n vuosisata. Suomen suurin ja vaikutusvaltaisin urheilujärjestö [The Century of SVUL]. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiön tutkimuksia (in Finnish). Vol. 4. Helsinki: Urheilun ja liikunnan kulttuurikeskus TAHTO, SVUL. p. 469. ISBN 9789526644219. ISSN 2243-1489.
[15]
Valtonen, Veikko, ed. (1949). Suomen hammaslääkärit 1948. Finlands tandläkare 1948 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki. p. 399.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
[16]
Soinio, Kaarlo, ed. (7 December 1916). "Viimeiset tulevat ensimmäisiksi". Suomen Urheilulehti (in Finnish). No. 8–10/1916–1917. Helsinki. p. 122. ISSN 0355-6085.
[17]
Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 576.
[18]
"50-vuotias". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 14 June 1937. p. 2. ISSN 0355-2047. Retrieved 14 June 2022 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.