Eino Railio

{{short description|Finnish artistic gymnast}}

{{Infobox gymnast

| name = Eino Railio

| image = Eino Railio.png

| alt =

| caption = Railio in 1916

| full_name = Johan Einar Railio

| altname = Johan Einar Dahlgren

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1886|06|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1970|02|03|1886|06|11|df=yes}}

| death_place = Helsinki, Finland

| discipline = MAG

| country = Finland

| natlteam =

| club = Helsingin Kisa-Veikot

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}}

{{MedalCountry|{{FIN}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1908 London|Team}}

}}

Johan Einar "Eino" Railio (11 June 1886 – 3 February 1970) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/29821 |title=Eino Railio |work=Olympedia |access-date=2 March 2021}}

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|+ Eino Railio at the Olympic Games

Games

!Event

!Rank

!Notes

1908 Summer Olympics

|Men's team

|style=background-color:#cc9966| 3rd

| Source:{{cite book | title = The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary | last1 = Mallon | first1 = Bill | last2 = Buchanan | first2 = Ian | publisher = McFarland | location = Jefferson, North Carolina, United States | date = 2001 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/185 185] | isbn = 978-0-7864-0598-5 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/185 }}

He finnicized his family name from Dahlgren to Railio in 1906.{{cite news | date = 12 May 1906 | title = Nimenmuutokset | url = https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/799392?page=8 | work = Uusi Suometar | language = fi | issue = 108A/1906 | page = 8 | issn = 1457-4721 | access-date = 7 August 2019 | via = Digital Collections of National Library of Finland}}

He married Agnes Lovisa Nikander (née Malm) (1885–1976).{{cite news | date = 14 December 1921 | title = Seurakuntain uutisia | url = https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/1311576?page=6 | work = Suomen sosialidemokraatti | language = fi | page = 6 | issn = 0355-9440 | access-date = 10 August 2019 | via = Digital Collections of National Library of Finland}}

He is buried in the Malmi Cemetery in Helsinki.{{cite web | url = http://haudat.genealogia.fi/php/haudat1f.php?coun=fi&lang=fi&code=93&id=43161 | title = Malmin hautausmaa, Helsinki | website = Hautakivitietokanta | publisher = Suomen Sukututkimusseura | location = Helsinki | language = fi | access-date = 7 August 2019}}

Sources

  • {{cite book | last1 = Siukonen | first1 = Markku | year = 2001 | title = Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 | series = Suuri olympiateos | language = fi | volume = 12 | location = Jyväskylä | publisher = Graface | page = 264 | isbn = 951-98673-1-7}}

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