Hjalmar Väre

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrans Albert Hjalmar•Väre
Used nameHjalmar•Väre
Born22 July 1892 in Vihti, Uusimaa (FIN)
Died20 March 1952 (aged 59 years 7 months 29 days) in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi (FIN)
AffiliationsTurun Urheiluliitto, Turku (FIN)
NOC Finland

Biography

Hjalmar Väre participated in the road time trial at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, finishing 66th in the individual road time trial and fifth in the team event. No other results are documented for him.

He changed his name from Wahlroos to Väre in 1906 and worked as a railway man and stationmaster. With his first wife, Ida Maria Erkintytär Tuomaala, he had two daughters and one son. After they divorced, Väre married Matilda Wäre Salmi.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) FIN Hjalmar Väre
Road Race, Men (Olympic) 66
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Finland 5