Bruno Zilliacus

Bruno Zilliacus
Bruno Zilliacus as a beauty pageant winner in 1903
Personal information
Full nameBruno Wilhelm Zilliacus
Born(1877-11-11)11 November 1877
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died3 July 1926(1926-07-03) (aged 48)
Helsinki, Finland
Resting placeSortavala
EducationPhysical education teacher, University of Helsinki, 1902
Occupation(s)Teacher, physiotherapist
SpouseMeri Starck
Sport
SportTrack and field, cross-country skiing
EventShot put
Club
  • Sortavalan Seminaarin Voimisteluseura
  • Ylioppilasvoimistelijat

Bruno Wilhelm Zilliacus (11 November 1877 – 3 July 1926) was an athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sports

Bruno Zilliacus at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Result Notes
1908 Summer Olympics Shot put 9th–25th unknown Source:[2]

He is also listed as a flag-bearer for Finland in the opening ceremony, although he carried a mere hand-written plaque.[3]

Zilliacus participated the 30-kilometer cross-country skiing race at the Northern Games in Stockholm 1901, where he did not place in the top 11.[4]

Zilliacus won the first beauty pageant in Finland, which was held in Helsinki on 8 March 1903.[5][6][7]

He represented the clubs Sortavalan Seminaarin Voimisteluseura (Sortavala) and Ylioppilasvoimistelijat (Helsinki).[3]

Other

Born in Saint Petersburg in 1877, his parents were major Alexander Wilhelm Zilliacus and Sofia Vilhelmiina Manninen.[8] He married Meri Naëmi Starck (1886–1974) in 1913, daughter of Werner Starck and Naëmi Ingman-Starck.[9] They had children Margareta in 1914, Ulla in 1919 and Katarina in 1921.[10] Ulla married Kaarlo af Heurlin in 1941.[11]

He graduated as a physical education teacher from the University of Helsinki in 1902.[8] He worked as a teacher in 1903–1926.[10]

Zilliacus was the local chief of Sortavala White Guard. He fought in the Finnish Civil War on the Karelian front. He received the Cross of Liberty, 4th class.[10] He reach the rank vänrikki, the lowest officer rank.[12]

Zilliacus died of stomach cancer in the Mehiläinen Hospital in Helsinki in 1926. He was buried in Sortavala.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Bruno Zilliacus". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  3. ^ a b Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 378. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  4. ^ Satyr (17 February 1901). "De stora skidtäflingarna vid Saltsjöbaden". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 3. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 7 August 2018 – via Kungliga biblioteket.
  5. ^ Lehmusto, Heikki (1918). Helsingin Atleettiklubi. 1891–1916 (in Finnish). Helsinki. p. 51.{cite book}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Hytönen, Mattiesko (1991). Vanhin ja kaunein. Helsingin Atleettiklubi 1891–1991 (in Finnish). Helsinki. p. 16.{cite book}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ Nykänen, Anna-Stina (13 July 2008). "Suomen kaunein mies". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b Autio, Veli-Matti. "Henkilötiedot". Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1853–1899 (in Finnish). University of Helsinki. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ^ Ignatius, Jaakko (2006). "Jäsen n:o 10: Werner Starck (1856–1921) — Suomen järjestyksessä toinen kunnanlääkäri" (PDF). Lääketieteellinen Aikakauskirja Duodecim (in Finnish). Vol. 112, no. 19. Helsinki: Suomalainen Lääkäriseura Duodecim. pp. 2307–2310. ISSN 0012-7183. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  10. ^ a b c Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto. 1959. p. 278.
  11. ^ Huovinen, Pentti; et al., eds. (1974). Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja) 1974. Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista [Who's who in Finland 1974] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 213. ISBN 951-1-01334-3.
  12. ^ "Puolustuslaitos". Karjala (in Finnish). Viipuri. 12 July 1931. p. 2. ISSN 0782-7024. Retrieved 26 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  13. ^ "Lehtori B. W. Zilliacus. Lehtori Bruno Zilliacuksen hautaus". Karjala (in Finnish). Vyborg. 7 July 1926. p. 3. ISSN 0782-7024. Retrieved 6 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.