Elis Sipilä
Elis Esaias Sipilä (27 October 1887 – 13 December 1958) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Elis Sipilä wearing a Patriotic People's Movement party uniform | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Elis Esaias Sipilä |
| National team | Finland |
| Born | 27 October 1887 Teuva, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 13 December 1958 (aged 71) Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation(s) | Chief executive officer, tax collector |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Gymnastics |
| Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat |
Medal record | |
Gymnastics
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [2] |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.
Homicide
He shot a man apparently to cover up a fraud in Vaasa on 2 March 1934.[3] He was convicted to 12 years in prison for manslaughter and embezzlement.[4]
Sources
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 309. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
References
- "Elis Sipilä". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- 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. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- "Veriteko eilen illalla Vaasassa". Ilkka (in Finnish). Vaasa. 3 March 1934. p. 1. ISSN 0356-1283. Retrieved 19 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- "Ent. kruununvouti Sipilän tuomion on korkein oikeus vahvistanut". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Tampere. 8 February 1935. p. 7. ISSN 0355-6913. Retrieved 19 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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