Jean Cronstedt

Jean Cronstedt
Full nameJean Leopold Cronstedt
NicknameJanne
Born (1932-10-06) 6 October 1932
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Sweden
ClubStockholms Gymnastikförening
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1955 FrankfurtFloor exercise
Silver medal – second place1955 FrankfurtPommel horse
Silver medal – second place1955 FrankfurtHorizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place1959 CopenhagenHorizontal bar

Jean Leopold 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 in Helsinki, Finland.[4] His paternal grandfather Jean Cronstedt (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. 1 2 "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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