Hugo Jonsson
Hugo Jonsson circa 1929
Personal information
Full nameHugo Alarik Jonsson
National teamFinland
Born(1884-02-25)25 February 1884
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died9 April 1949(1949-04-09) (aged 65)
Helsinki, Finland
EducationConstruction engineer, Helsinki Industrial School, 1903
OccupationMaster builder
SpouseEllen Maria Forstén
Sport
SportAquatics
Events
  • Breaststroke swimming
  • Backstroke swimming
  • Water polo
ClubHelsingfors Simsällskap

Hugo Alarik Jonsson (25 February 1884 – 9 April 1949) was a Finnish swimmer, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Aquatics

Olympics

Hugo Jonsson at the Olympic Games
Games Event Stage Rank Time Notes
1908 Summer Olympics 100 metre backstroke First round 3rd in heat unknown Did not advance. Source: [2]
200 metre breaststroke First round Did not finish Did not advance. Source: [3]

National

He won some Finnish national championships in aquatics:

He was the chairman of the club Helsingfors Simsällskap in 1913, and a board member in 1908–1911 and 1925–1930.[4]

Other

His father was a master stonecutter.[5] He married Ellen Maria Forstén in 1914.[6]

He received the Cross of Liberty, 4th Class and the Commemorative Medal of the Liberation War.[7]

Sources

  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 96. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

References

  1. ↑ "Hugo Jonsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ↑ 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. 250. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  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. 252. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  4. ↑ Henriksson, John; et al., eds. (1947). Helsingfors simsällskap — minnesskrift vid 60-årsjubiléet 1947 (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Helsingfors simsällskap. pp. 186–187.
  5. ↑ Ikäläinen, E., ed. (1907). Suomen rakennusmestarien albumi-matrikkeli (in Finnish and Swedish) (I ed.). Helsinki: Suomen rakennusmestariliitto. p. 122.
  6. ↑ "Vihittyjä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 6 February 1914. p. 9. ISSN 0355-2047. Retrieved 22 September 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  7. ↑ Tolonen, Aug., ed. (1930). Suomen rakennusmestarien matrikkeli 1905–1930 (in Finnish) (II ed.). Helsinki: Suomen rakennusmestariliitto. p. 168–169.
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