Jean Theslöf
Jean Theslöf at a shooting competition in 1923
Personal information
Born(1884-06-25)25 June 1884
Oulu, Finland
Died30 March 1966(1966-03-30) (aged 81)
Sport
SportSports shooting

Jean Theslöf (25 June 1884 – 30 March 1966) was a Finnish sports shooter and singer.[1] He competed in four events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1925 Theslöf moved to the United States. He was a baritone,[3] and he founded a singing school in New York and recorded almost 60 songs during his career.[4][5] Theslöf sometimes recorded under the pseudonym "Muhoksen Janne."[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Jean Theslöf". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jean Theslöf". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Present Works of Finnish Composers". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. 28 September 1928. p. 46. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ↑ Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1902 (in Finnish)
  5. ↑ Performer Theslöf Jean Finnish Institute of recorded sound
  6. ↑ Spottswood, Richard (1990). Ethnic Music on Records: A Discography of Ethnic Recordings Produced in the United States, 1893 to 1942, Volume 5: Mid-East, Far East, Scandinavian, English Language, American Indian, International. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 2607.


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