Kurt Enoch Stenberg (19 July 1888 – 26 March 1936) was a Finnish gymnast, who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source: [2] |
He was the first Olympic medalist from Vaasa.[3]
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.[4]
His parents were lieutenant Anton Ferdinand Stenberg and Gertrud Emilia Kurtén. He married Lyyli Elise Ylönen in 1919.[3]
He performed his matriculation exam at the Vaasa Finnish Lycaeum in 1906. He graduated as a Master of Science (Technology) at the University of Hanover in 1915.[5]
He worked at the Hannoversche Portland-Cementfabrik in Germany during World War I. He returned to Finland in 1918 and worked in the Karhula glass factory up to his death, ultimately as its technical director.[5]
He performed an officer examination in 1928, becoming an engineer lieutenant. He also was a local chief of the Kymi White Guard.[5]
He died of a cardiac arrest.[6]