Axel Fredrik Londen


Axel Fredrik Londen was a Finnish sports shooter, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Olympics

GamesEventRankNotes
1908 Summer OlympicsTrap29th–61stSources differ: according to some, he did not start the event, according to others, he was eliminated in the first stage of the competition
1912 Summer Olympics100 meter running deer, single shots15th
1912 Summer Olympics100 meter team running deer, single shots3rd
1912 Summer OlympicsTrap, team5th

He was a member of the board of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1907–1908 and 1911–1913.

Other

He moved to Sweden to manage a tobacco factory in the 1910s and got their citizenship. He moved back to Finland after bankcruptcy.
He was the first executive manager of the Finnish Hunters' Association in 1922–1927. According to himself, he shot at least two bears and 17 mooses.
He also was briefly the mayor of Tammisaari and held various jobs in the Finnish government.