Arvid Rydman (25 June 1884 – 14 May 1953) was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Finnish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.[1]
| Arvid Rydman | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 June 1884 Alavus, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 May 1953 (aged 68) Pori, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Finland | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After his sporting career, Rydman worked as the director of Satakunta Museum in Pori from 1930 until his death. Rydman was married to Kerttu Snellman, the granddaughter of Finnish statesman Johan Vilhelm Snellman.[2]
References
edit- ↑ "Arvid Rydman". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ↑ Satakunnan Museon kokoelmaohjelma Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine City of Pori 2009 (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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