Torsten Sandelin

Torsten Sandelin
Personal information
Full name	Karl Viktor Torsten Sandelin
National team	Finland
Born	September 28, 1887; Maalahti, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	May 8, 1950 (aged 62); Helsinki, Finland
Education	Doctor of Medicine and Surgery
Occupation	Physician, surgeon, eye and ear specialist
Spouse(s)	Aina Emilia Gylling
Sport
Sport	Gymnastics, sailing, tennis
Club	Ylioppilasvoimistelijat; Nyländska Jaktklubben; Helsingfors Lawn-Tennis Klubb;
Men's Gymnastics

Karl Viktor Torsten Sandelin (28 September 1887 – 8 May 1950) was a Finnish gymnast and yacht racer who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal.

Sport

Torsten Sandelin at the Olympic Games
Games	Sport	Event	Rank	Notes
1908 Summer Olympics	Gymnastics	Team	3rd	Source:[1]
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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[3]

During the Second World War, he served at the Tilkka military hospital. He reached the rank of major (Med.) in 1941.[3]

He received the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class in 1942.[3]

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:[3]

Lars Viktor (1916–)
Hedvig Elisabet (1919–)
Clara Birgitta (1923–)

Eino Sandelin, who won bronze in the 1912 games, was his brother.[2]

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. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 298. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
Soininen, Gunnar; Kaprio, Leo A., eds. (1947). Suomen lääkärit. Finlands läkare. 1946 (in Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen lääkäriliitto. p. 672.

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[1] 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.

[puolustajat-2] Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 298. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

[lääkärit-3] Soininen, Gunnar; Kaprio, Leo A., eds. (1947). Suomen lääkärit. Finlands läkare. 1946 (in Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen lääkäriliitto. p. 672.