John Henriksson

John Gustav Henriksson (30 May 1883 – 1 November 1948) was a Finnish swimmer, who competed in two events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

John Henriksson

Personal information
Full name	John Gustav Henriksson
Born	(1883-05-30)30 May 1883 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	1 November 1948(1948-11-01) (aged 65) Helsinki, Finland
Education	Physical education teacher, University of Helsinki, 1920
Occupation	Teacher, journalist, copy editor
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Swimming
Club	Vaasan Uimaseura Helsingfors Simsällskap

Sport

Olympics

John Henriksson 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[2]
	200 metre breaststroke	First round	3rd in heat	unknown	Did not advance[3]

National

He won gold in 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay at the 1908 Finnish championships.

He was a member of two clubs:

• Vaasan Uimaseura, an honorary member since 1922[4]
• Helsingfors Simsällskap, an honorary member since 1927[4] and a board member in 1908–1943[5]

He was the secretary of Finnish Swimming Federation in 1908–1909 and 1916.[5]

Occupation

Henriksson graduated as a physical education teacher in 1920 and worked as one in 1909–1948.[4]

He was a copy editor in the magazine Finskt Iddrottsblad and a sports reporter in the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet.[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Henriksson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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. Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto. 1959. p. 57.
5. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 63. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.