Johan Wilhelm "Jaska" Saarivuori (3 November 1888 – 1 August 1938) was a Finnish gymnast who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]

Jaska Saarivuori
Personal information
Birth nameJohan Wilhelm Öhberg
Full nameJohan Wilhelm Saarivuori
NicknameJaska
National teamFinland
Born(1888-11-03)3 November 1888
Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died1 August 1938(1938-08-01) (aged 49)
Joutseno, Finland
Resting placeRistimäki cemetery, Vyborg[1]
OccupationRailroad engineer
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
Jaska Saarivuori at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Artistic individual all-around 81st Source: [3]

He finnicized his family name from Öhberg to Saarivuori in 1906.[4]

Sources

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  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 289. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

References

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  1. ^ "Kuolleita". Karjala (in Finnish). Vyborg. 6 August 1938. p. 1. ISSN 0782-7024. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  2. ^ "Jaska Saarivuori". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Heptathlon Gymnastics Competition". Les Jeunes. Fédération gymnastique et sportive des patronages de France. 8 August 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via Gallica.
  4. ^ Siukonen, Markku (2007). "Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2006". In Tikander, Vesa (ed.). Sadan vuoden olympiadi. Suomalaisen olympialiikkeen historia [Centennial history of the Finnish Olympic movement] (in Finnish). Helsinki: WSOY. p. 380. ISBN 978-951-0-32429-5.