Torsten Sandelin
Personal information
Full nameKarl Viktor Torsten Sandelin
National teamFinland
Born(1887-09-28)28 September 1887
Malax, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died8 May 1950(1950-05-08) (aged 62)
Helsinki, Finland
Resting placeHietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki
EducationDoctor of Medicine and Surgery
Occupation(s)Physician, surgeon, eye and ear specialist
SpouseAina Emilia Gylling
Sport
SportGymnastics, sailing, tennis
Club
  • Ylioppilasvoimistelijat
  • Nyländska Jaktklubben
  • Helsingfors Lawn-Tennis Klubb
Medal record
Men's Gymnastics
Bronze medal – third place1908 London Gymnastics team

Karl Viktor Torsten Sandelin (28 September 1887 – 8 May 1950) was a Finnish Olympic bronze medalist.[1]

Sport

Torsten Sandelin at the Olympic Games
Games Sport Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Gymnastics Team 3rd Source:[2]
1912 Summer Olympics Sailing 6 Metre 5th Boat: Finn II

He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[3]

Career

He completed his matriculation exam in Gamlakarleby Swedish Coeducational Gymnasium in 1907, and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Helsinki in 1916.[4]

He began working as physician in 1915, and as a surgeon in 1917. He was the chairman of the Finska Läkaresällskapet, the Swedish-speaking Finnish Society of Medicine, in 1939.[4]

During the Second World War, he served at the Tilkka military hospital. He reached the rank of major (Med.) in 1941.[4]

He received the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class in 1942.[4]

Family

His parents were rural dean Frans Viktor Sandelin and Emma Josefina Durchman. He married Aina Emilia Gylling, the daughter of senator Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Gylling, in 1915. They had three children:[4]

  1. Lars Viktor (1916–)
  2. Hedvig Elisabet (1919–)
  3. Clara Birgitta (1923–)

He and his wife are buried at the Hietaniemi Cemetery.[5]

Eino Sandelin, who won bronze in the 1912 games, was his brother.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Torsten Sandelin at Olympedia
  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. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  3. 1 2 Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 298. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Soininen, Gunnar; Kaprio, Leo A., eds. (1947). Suomen lääkärit. Finlands läkare. 1946 (in Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen lääkäriliitto. p. 672.
  5. ↑ "Hietaniemen vanha hautausmaa, Helsinki". Vanha hautakivitietokanta. Genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Sukututkimusseura. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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