Name Juho Halme | Died February 1, 1918 | |
Johan Valdemar "Juho" Halme (born Johan Valdemar Eliasson, 24 May 1888, Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire; died 1 February 1918, Helsinki, Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic) was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics and won six Finnish championships in various events in 1907–1916. He was a victim of Red Terror.
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Olympics
Halme represented Finland in two Olympic Games.
National
Halme broke two Finnish records in athletics:
He also became the second Finn to throw javelin over 60 meters.
He won six gold, seven silver and eight bronze medals at the Finnish Championships in Athletics:
He was the secretary of Helsingin Reipas in 1906–1907 and the chairman of Helsingin Kisa-Veikot in 1909–1918.
Journalism
Halme was the copy editor of Suomen Urheilulehti in 1912–1917 and the chief executive officer of its publisher Urheilijain Kustannus in 1911–1917.
He wrote the first Finnish language history of a sports club in 1907, on Helsingin Reipas.
Sportswriter Yrjö Halme was his brother.
Death
Halme had been the chief executive officer of Suomen Urheiluaitta since 1917. On the opening days of the Finnish Civil War, clothing and shoes from their stock was distributed to members of the White Guard fleeing Helsinki. As a retaliation, he was detained by the Red Guard and shot on the stairs of the Helsinki Cathedral. He died of his wounds on 1 February 1918.