Torsten Sandelin
Karl Viktor Torsten Sandelin was a Finnish Olympic bronze medalist.
Biography
Sandelin's parents were rural dean Frans Viktor Sandelin and Emma Josefina Durchman. He married Aina Emilia Gylling, the daughter of senator Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Gylling, in 1915. They had three children:- Lars Viktor
- Hedvig Elisabet
- Clara Birgitta
Eino Sandelin, who won bronze in the 1912 games, was his brother.
He completed his matriculation exam in Gamlakarleby Swedish Coeducational Gymnasium in 1907 and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Helsinki in 1916.
He began working as a physician in 1915 and as a surgeon in 1917. He was the chairman of the Finska Läkaresällskapet, the Swedish-speaking Finnish Society of Medicine, in 1939.
During the Second World War, he served at the Tilkka military hospital. He reached the rank of major in 1941.
He received the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class in 1942.