| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Sailing | ||
 | 1912 Stockholm | 10 metre class |
Waldemar Björkstén (August 12, 1873 – May 31, 1933) was a Finnish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Finnish boat Nina, which won the silver medal in the 10 metre class. [1]
Kangasniemi is a municipality in the Southern Savonia region, Finland. The municipality has a population of 5,114 and covers an area of 1,326.75 square kilometres (512.26 sq mi) of which 256.86 km2 (99.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.4/sq mi).
Denmark competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 129 competitors, 115 men and 14 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports.
Uruguay competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 61 competitors, 60 men and 1 woman, took part in 32 events in 11 sports.
Uruguay competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nine competitors, seven men and two women, took part in nine events in five sports.
The Football tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics was won by Hungary.
Waldemar Legień is a Polish retired judoka. He won two Olympic gold medals in different weight classes, in 1988 and 1992. He is also the first person to win back-to-back two Olympic gold medals in Judo.
Oscar Waldemar Tietgens was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours final B.
Robert Waldemar Huber was a Finnish sport shooter, who competed in the 1912 and the 1924 Summer Olympics.
The men's marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR had an entry list of 76 competitors, with 74 athletes from 40 nations starting and 53 runners finishing the race held on Friday 1 August 1980. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at three since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany, the second man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the marathon. Both the Netherlands and the Soviet Union won their first men's Olympic marathon medals. The winning margin was 17 seconds.
Hans Waldemar Ruin was a Finnish philosopher and writer of Swedish-Finnish extraction.
Wolf Waldemar Karni was a Finnish football referee.
Waldemar José Rial Ferrari was a Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó Department. He twice presided over Club Atlético Goes.
Waldemar Bernatzky was a Uruguayan cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Waldemar Schanz is a German sport shooter who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Gunnar Olof "Hacke" Björksten was a Finnish-Swedish jazz bandleader and saxophonist.
Waldemar Kozak is a Polish former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Björkstén is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Waldemar Heigenhauser is an Austrian skier. He competed in the Nordic combined events at the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics.
Kristina Elisabeth (Elli) Björkstén was a Finnish gymnastics coach and theorist. Björkstén was the first coach in the Nordic countries to separate from the usual military gymnastics. She also served as the inaugural president of the Scandinavian Association for Women Gymnastics, however disliked competitive sports.
Arkadia Emilie Björkstén was a 19th-century Finnish poet, often writing under the pen name e ***. She published four well-received books of poetry between 1864 and 1886. Her work was deeply influenced by the poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, with whom she had a long romantic affair beginning when she was a teenager.
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