Edvard Linna

Edvard Ferdinand Linna (26 August 1886 – 30 December 1974) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

[1] He was also selected to Finland's 1912 Olympic gymnastics team, but dropped out due to an injury.

[3] He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.

[3] He won the Finnish figure skating championship in pair skating five times: He was a founding member of the club Helsingin Luistelijat,[4] and its chairman in 1929–1947.

[5] He was a board member of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1934–1937.

Daughters Hilkka, Riitta and Kirsti. Each won a Finnish championship in figure skating.