Edvard Linna
Edvard Ferdinand Linna was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Sport
Gymnastics
He was also selected to Finland's 1912 Olympic gymnastics team, but dropped out due to an injury.He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.
Figure skating
He won the Finnish Figure [Skating Championships|Finnish figure skating championship] in pair skating five times:Other
He was a founding member of the club Helsingin Luistelijat, and its chairman in 1929–1947.He was the chairman of the Finnish Skating Association, the predecessor of the Finnish Figure Skating Association, in 1931–1946.
He was a board member of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1934–1937.
Family
He finnicized his family name from Borg to Linna on 23 June 1906. Politically he was a Fennoman.Successful athletic family members:
- Daughter Hilkka Linna won two Finnish pair skating championships with him.
- * Her granddaughter Liisa Kiuru won a junior Finnish and Nordic championship in synchronized skating.
- Daughter Riitta Linna won a Finnish figure skating championship.
- Daughter Kirsti Linna won five Finnish figure skating championships.