Oskar Forsman

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameOskar Edvin•Forsman
Used nameOskar•Forsman
Born13 August 1878 in Espoo, Uusimaa (FIN)
Died19 December 1957 (aged 79 years 4 months 6 days) in Helsinki, Uusimaa (FIN)
AffiliationsHelsingin Soutuklubi, Helsinki (FIN)
NOC Finland

Biography

Oskar Forsman was the son of a farmer in Espoo. With the coxed four crew from Helsinki, he lost to the eventual bronze medalists from Denmark in the quarter-finals of the 1912 Olympic Games. In the following year he was in the boat winning the Nordic championship.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Rowing FIN Oskar Forsman
Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic) Helsingfors R. K. 2 h1 r2/4

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.
Games Date Sport Event Phase Mark Pos
1912 Summer Olympics 17 July 1912 Rowing Coxed Fours, Men Round One, Heat #2 7:18.2 1