Aarne Ihamo Salovaara (born Arne Ihamo Nylenius, 25 December 1887 – 11 September 1945) was a Finnish athlete who won two Olympic medals and two Finnish championships.

He won the Finnish national championships in a combined sports competition Urheilukuninkuuskilpailut in 1904[5] and 1906.

[7] He took part in a Fennoman protest in 1908 and was relegated from his university for one term.

[8] He was a board member of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki in 1913–1914.

[10][9] He was active in the Kotka White Guard, where he reached the rank of vääpeli.