Axel Fredrik Londen
Axel Fredrik Londen (5 August 1859 – 8 September 1928) was a Finnish sports shooter, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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| National team | Finland | |||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1859 Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||
| Died | 8 September 1928 (aged 69) Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||
| Education | Varatuomari | |||||||||||||
| Occupation | Corporate lawyer | |||||||||||||
| Other interests | Hunting | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympics
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics | Trap | 29th–61st | Sources differ: according to some, he did not start the event,[1] according to others, he was eliminated in the first stage of the competition[2] |
| 1912 Summer Olympics | 100 meter running deer, single shots | 15th | |
| 100 meter team running deer, single shots | 3rd | ||
| Trap, team | 5th |
He was a member of the board of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1907–1908 and 1911–1913.
Other
He moved to Sweden to manage a tobacco factory in the 1910s and got their citizenship. He moved back to Finland after bankcruptcy.[3]
He was the first executive manager of the Finnish Hunters' Association in 1922–1927. According to himself, he shot at least two bears and 17 mooses.[4]
He also was briefly the mayor of Tammisaari and held various jobs in the Finnish government.[3]
Sources
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 189. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- Axel Fredrik Londen at Olympedia
References
- Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. pp. 240–241, endnote 47. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- Virtapohja, Kalle (2019). Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 [History of sport shooting in Finland] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto. p. 34. ISBN 9789519699127.
- Virtapohja, Kalle (2019). Sata tarkkaa vuotta. Ampumaurheilun historia Suomessa. Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto 1919–2019 [History of sport shooting in Finland] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto. p. 35. ISBN 9789519699127.
- Kairikko, Juha K. (1991). Seitsemän vuosikymmentä metsästykselle. Suomen metsästäjäliitto — Finlands jägarförbund r.y:n historiikki 1921–1991 (in Finnish). Riihimäki: Suomen metsästäjäliitto — Finlands jägarförbund. pp. 212–213. ISBN 9519624406.
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