Jean Cronstedt

Jean "Janne" Cronstedt (born 6 October 1932) is a Swedish gymnast.[1] He competed in eight events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] After his sports career, Cronstedt worked as a physician in Sweden, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.[3]

Jean Cronstedt
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1932-10-06) 6 October 1932
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
SportGymnastics

Early life

Cronstedt was born into the Swedish-speaking Finnish Cronstedt family in Helsinki, Finland.[4] His paternal grandfather Jean Cronstedt (né Galindo) was the CEO of the Union Bank of Finland, and through him Cronstedt is partly of Spanish descent.[5][6] In 1940, during World War II, he was sent to Sweden as a Finnish war child. He later returned to Helsinki and went to study in the United States. Cronstedt later moved to Sweden and acquired Swedish citizenship.[1]

References
  1. "Jean Cronstedt" (in Swedish). The Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean Cronstedt Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. Hont, Gabor (13 July 2016). "Som sjuåring med lapp om halsen sattes jag på ett tåg till Sverige". Läkartidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. Andersson, Soini (2016). "Krigsbarnsminnen" (PDF) (in Swedish). Sydsveriges Finska Krigsbarn. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. Vihola, Teppo. "Jean Cronstedt". Biografiasampo (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  6. Olin, Rafael. "Jean Leopold Cronstedt". Geneanet. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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