Hedvig Valborg "Valma" Florström (5 December 1878 – 18 December 1956) was a Finnish diver, who won five national championships.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Hedvig Valborg Florström |
| Nickname | Valma |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | 5 December 1878 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 18 December 1956 (aged 78) Helsinki, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Diving |
| Club | Helsingfors Simsällskap |
She performed a diving exhibition with Ebba Gisico of Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics, which was the first appearance of women in Olympic aquatics.[1] This also made her the first woman in a Finnish Olympic team.
She won the Finnish national championship gold in women's platform diving in 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911.
She represented the club Helsingfors Simsällskap,[2] where she was a board member in 1910–1912,[3] and a swimming teacher in 1901–1912.[4]
Sources edit
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 37. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
References edit
- ^ 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. 141. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ^ Mustonen, Pertti (2006). Sata altaassa. Suomen uimaliitto 1906–2006 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Edita. p. 41. ISBN 951-37-4490-6.
- ^ Henriksson, John; et al., eds. (1947). Helsingfors simsällskap — minnesskrift vid 60-årsjubiléet 1947 (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Helsingfors simsällskap. pp. 186–187.
- ^ Henriksson, John; et al., eds. (1947). Helsingfors simsällskap — minnesskrift vid 60-årsjubiléet 1947 (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Helsingfors simsällskap. pp. 195–196.
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