Eino Railio
| Eino Railio | |||||||||||||||
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 Railio in 1916 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Johan Einar Railio | ||||||||||||||
Alternative name | Johan Einar Dahlgren | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 1886 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 February 1970 (aged 83) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Helsingin Kisa-Veikot | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johan Einar "Eino" Railio (11 June 1886 – 3 February 1970) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source:[2] |
He finnicized his family name from Dahlgren to Railio in 1906.[3]
He married Agnes Lovisa Nikander (née Malm) (1885–1976).[4]
He is buried in the Malmi Cemetery in Helsinki.[5]
Sources
[edit]- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 264. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Eino Railio". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. pp. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ↑ "Nimenmuutokset". Uusi Suometar (in Finnish). No. 108A/1906. 12 May 1906. p. 8. ISSN 1457-4721. Retrieved 7 August 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ↑ "Seurakuntain uutisia". Suomen sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish). 14 December 1921. p. 6. ISSN 0355-9440. Retrieved 10 August 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ↑ "Malmin hautausmaa, Helsinki". Hautakivitietokanta (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Sukututkimusseura. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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