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Jean Cronstedt

Jean Cronstedt
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1932-10-06) 6 October 1932 (age 92)
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
SportGymnastics

Jean "Janne" Cronstedt (born 6 October 1932) is a Swedish former gymnast.[1] He competed in eight events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] After his sports career, Cronstedt worked as a physician in Sweden, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.[3]

Early life

Cronstedt was born into the Swedish-speaking Finnish Cronstedt family [fi] in Helsinki, Finland.[4] His paternal grandfather Jean Cronstedt [fi] (né Galindo) was the CEO of the Union Bank of Finland, and through him Cronstedt is partly of Spanish descent.[5][6] In 1940, during World War II, he was sent to Sweden as a Finnish war child. He later returned to Helsinki and went to study in the United States. Cronstedt later moved to Sweden and acquired Swedish citizenship.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jean Cronstedt" (in Swedish). The Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean Cronstedt Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. ^ Hont, Gabor (13 July 2016). "Som sjuåring med lapp om halsen sattes jag på ett tåg till Sverige". Läkartidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ^ Andersson, Soini (2016). "Krigsbarnsminnen" (PDF) (in Swedish). Sydsveriges Finska Krigsbarn. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. ^ Vihola, Teppo. "Jean Cronstedt". Biografiasampo (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  6. ^ Olin, Rafael. "Jean Leopold Cronstedt". Geneanet. Retrieved 14 August 2019.


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