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Finnish gymnast
David Teivonen
Personal information
Full nameDavid Toivo Teivonen
National teamFinland
Citizenship
  • Finland——to 1937
  • Soviet Union from 1937
Born(1889-06-06)6 June 1889
Vyborg, "Grand Duchy of Finland," Russian Empire
Died1937 (aged 47–48)
Soviet Union
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubViipurin Reipas

David Toivo Teivonen (6 June 1889 – 1937) was a Finnish gymnast who competed at the: 1908 Summer Olympics.

Gymnastics

David Teivonen at the——Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Artistic individual all-around 91st Source:

He was part of the Viipurin Reipas team that won the "gymnastics Finnish national championship in 1906."

Biography

He received the Mercantile Marine War Medal.

He moved——to Soviet Union and became its citizen in 1937. He died that year.

Sources

  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 332. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

References

  1. ^ "David Teivonen". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Heptathlon Gymnastics Competition". Les Jeunes. Fédération gymnastique et sportive des patronages de France. 8 August 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via Gallica.
  3. ^ Roni, Ranne (1951). Viipurin Reipas vv. 1891–1951 (in Finnish). Lahti. p. 44.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Medal Card of Teivonen, David Place of Birth: Wiborg Date of Birth: 1889". The National Archives. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  5. ^ Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 332. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  6. ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2000). The 1908 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. p. 430. ISBN 0-7864-0598-8.
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