Jacob Carl Gustaf Herman Björnström (December 14, 1881 – July 17, 1935) was a Finnish diplomat, businessman and sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
He was a crew member of the Finnish boat Nina, which won the silver medal in the 10 metre class.
[1] Björnström was born in Uuras, near Vyborg, in the Grand Duchy of Finland[2] to Gustaf Herman Björnström and Olga Maria Swahn.
[3] In 1935, Björnström was killed in an automobile accident on the Petsamo highway near Inari, Finland, that also severely injured Kristian Hanssen, the vice consul of Norway in Helsinki.
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