Eino Sandelin

Eino Sandelin
Nationality:	Finland
Birthday:	December 16, 1864
Place of birth:	Virrat
Date of death:	October 15, 1937
Society:	Nyländska Jaktklubben
Boat classes:	12 meter class
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × 0 × 1 ×
Olympic games bronze Stockholm 1912 12 meter class

Eino Kauno Sandelin (born December 16, 1864 in Virrat , † October 15, 1937 ) was a Finnish sailor .

successes

Eino Sandelin, the member Nyländska Jaktklubben was won in 1912 in Stockholm at the Olympic Games in the 12-meter class bronze medal. He was a crew member of the Heatherbell , which finished third in both races of the regatta and thus ended the competition behind the only two competitors, the Norwegian boat Magda IX from skipper Johan Anker and the Swedish boat Erna Signe from skipper Nils Persson . The Heatherbell crew also included Sigurd Juslén , Jarl Hulldén , Johan Silén , Erik Hartvall and Max Alfthan . The skipper was Ernst Krogius .

His brother Torsten Sandelin won an Olympic bronze medal in gymnastics in 1908 and in 1912 sailed as a crew member in the 6-meter class.

Web links

• Eino Sandelin in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )