 Bruno Zilliacus as a beauty pageant winner in 1903 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Wilhelm Zilliacus |
| Born | (1877-11-11)11 November 1877 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 July 1926(1926-07-03) (aged 48) Helsinki, Finland |
| Resting place | Sortavala |
| Education | Physical education teacher, University of Helsinki, 1902 |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, physiotherapist |
| Spouse | Meri Starck |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field, cross-country skiing |
| Event | Shot put |
| Club |
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Bruno Wilhelm Zilliacus (11 November 1877 – 3 July 1926) was an athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Sports
| Games | Event | Rank | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Shot put | 9th–25th | unknown | Source: |
He was also listed as a flag-bearer for Finland at the opening ceremony, although he carried a mere hand-written plaque.
Zilliacus participated in the 30-kilometer cross-country skiing race at the Northern Games in Stockholm 1901, where he did not place in the top 11.
Zilliacus won the first beauty pageant in Finland, held in Helsinki on 8 March 1903.
He represented the clubs Sortavalan Seminaarin Voimisteluseura (Sortavala) and Ylioppilasvoimistelijat (Helsinki).
Other
Born in Saint Petersburg in 1877, his parents were major Alexander Wilhelm Zilliacus and Sofia Vilhelmiina Manninen. He married Meri Naëmi Starck (1886–1974) in 1913, daughter of Werner Starck and Naëmi Ingman-Starck. They had children Margareta in 1914, Ulla in 1919 and Katarina in 1921. Ulla married Kaarlo af Heurlin in 1941.
He graduated as a physical education teacher from the University of Helsinki in 1902. He worked as a teacher in 1903–1926.
Zilliacus was the local chief of the Sortavala White Guard. He fought on the Karelian front in the Finnish Civil War. He received the Cross of Liberty, 4th class. He reached the rank vänrikki, the lowest officer rank.
Zilliacus died of stomach cancer in the Mehiläinen Hospital in Helsinki in 1926. He was buried in Sortavala.
References
- "Bruno Zilliacus". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- 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.
- ^ Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 378. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- 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.
- Lehmusto, Heikki (1918). Helsingin Atleettiklubi. 1891–1916 (in Finnish). Helsinki. p. 51.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Hytönen, Mattiesko (1991). Vanhin ja kaunein. Helsingin Atleettiklubi 1891–1991 (in Finnish). Helsinki. p. 16.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Nykänen, Anna-Stina (13 July 2008). "Suomen kaunein mies". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ Autio, Veli-Matti. "Henkilötiedot". Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1853–1899 (in Finnish). University of Helsinki. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- 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.
- ^ Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto. 1959. p. 278.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
