Aarne Salovaara


Aarne Ihamo Salovaara was a Finnish gymnast and track and field athlete, who competed in the 1908 and the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Athletics

Olympic Games

GamesSportEventRankResultNotes
1908 Summer OlympicsGymnasticsTeam3rd405 pointsSource:
1908 Summer OlympicsAthleticsDiscus throw12th–42ndunknownSource:
1908 Summer OlympicsAthleticsJavelin throw4th45.89 metresSource:
1908 Summer OlympicsAthleticsFreestyle javelin throw10th–33rdunknownSource:
1912 Summer OlympicsGymnasticsTeam, free system2nd109.25 points

National

He won two Finnish national championships in a combined sports competition Urheilukuninkuuskilpailut, which was held in 1902–1911:
YearRankNotes
19041stAs Aarne Nylenius. Source:
19054thAs Aarne Nylenius. Source:
19061stSource:

Salovaara was a district secretary in the Finnish gymnastics and sport federation SVUL in 1906–1907 and a district chairman in 1910–1911, and a member of the board of SVUL in 1913 and 1926. He also was the chairman of his club, Kotkan Into, several times in 1915–1927.

Personal

Salovaara finnicized his name from Nylenius on 12 May 1906.