Arno Almqvist

Arno Almqvist

Personal information
Born	(1881-09-23)23 September 1881 Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	5 March 1940(1940-03-05) (aged 58) Mikkeli, Finland
Sport
Sport	Modern pentathlon

Arno Axel Almqvist (23 September 1881 – 5 March 1940) was a Finnish colonel and modern pentathlete.^[1]

Military career

Almqvist started his military career at Hamina Cadet School in Finland and then joined the Mikhailovskaya Artillery Military Academy in St. Petersburg. During the First World War he served as a captain at the Kronstadt naval fortress. Almqvist was later arrested by the Bolsheviks and spent five months in the dungeons of Kronstadt.^[2]

At the Finnish Civil War Almqvist fought for the White Guards as a commander of an artillery battery. In May 1918, Almqvist was named as the commander of Suomenlinna coastal artillery regiment. From September 1923 to November 1924 he was the commander of Finnish Coastal Artillery. After his resignation Almqvist worked as a prison warden.^[2]

Arno Almqvist died on Mikkeli bombings in March 1940.^[3] He was working for the Finnish army as a voluntary civilian.^[2]

Sports career

Almqvist competed for the Russian Empire (of which Finland was then part) in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished 20th place.^[4]

References

1. "Arno Almqvist". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
2. Rannikon Puolustaja 3/1993 (pages 4–5) Retrieved 10 May 2013. (in Finnish)
3. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arno Almqvist". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

External links

• Arno Almqvist at Olympics.com