Valdemar Henriksson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameValdemar•Henriksson
Used nameValdemar•Henriksson
Born18 July 1884 in St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg (RUS)
Died17 February 1929 (aged 44 years 6 months 30 days) in Helsinki, Uusimaa (FIN)
AffiliationsHelsingin Soutuklubi, Helsinki (FIN)
NOC Finland

Biography

Russia-born Valdemar Henriksson coxed the four crew from Helsinki that 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 Valdemar Henriksson
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