Aarne Anders Pohjonen (29 March 1886 – 22 December 1938) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Early life and education Pohjonen was born on 29 March 1886 to provost Jaakko Pohjonen and Amanda Maria Taube. He completed his matriculation exam in the Jyväskylä Lyseo in 1904 and graduated as a Licentiate of Medicine from the University of Helsinki in 1914.
Gymnastics career + Aarne Pohjonen at the Olympic GamesGamesEventRankNotes1908 Summer OlympicsMen's team 3rd Source:
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.
Post-gymnastics career Pohjonen started in the public sector as a medical intern and then worked as a physician until 1938. In the military sector, he was a White Guard volunteer in the Finnish Civil War. Then he worked as a medical officer in the Finnish Defence Forces in 1918–1930, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel (med.). He specialized in tuberculosis.
He sat in the city council of Vaasa in 1933–1938.
He received the following honorary awards: Commemorative Medal of the Liberation War Cross of Liberty, 4th Class; 1918 Knight (Chevalier) of the White Rose of Finland, 1923
Personal life Pohjonen married Tyyne Matilda Riekki in 1925. She was an adoptive sister of Esko Riekki.
Pohjonen died of cancer on 22 December 1938 and was buried at the Vaasa New Cemetery.
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