The Flying Finn's American Sojourn
Hannes Kolehmainen in the United States, 1912–1921
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12219682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam Berg (0000-0001-6350-6242, State College), Mark Dyreson (0000-0002-4792-1072, State College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1035-1059 |
| Publication date | 2012-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of the History of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-3367 • E-ISSN: 1743-9035 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09523367.2012.679025 |
| OpenAlex | W2019955867 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 19 |
Shortly after he won three gold medals and one silver medal in distance running events at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, Finland's Hannes Kolehmainen immigrated to the United States. He spent nearly a decade living in Brooklyn, plying his trade as a mason and dominating the amateur endurance running circuit in his adopted homeland. He became a naturalised US citizen in 1921 but returned to Finland shortly thereafter. During his American sojourn, the US press depicted him simultaneously as an exotic foreign athlete and as an immigrant shaped by his new environment into a symbol of successful assimilation. Kolehmainen's career raised questions about sport and national identity – both Finnish and American – about the complexities of immigration during the floodtide of European migration to the US, and about native and adopted cultures in shaping the habits of success. His return to Finland ultimately turned the American ‘melting pot’ narrative on its head
Amateur · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Economic history · Gold rush · Homeland · Immigration · Literature · Medal · Media studies · Melting pot · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Psychological nativism · Sociology · Symbol (formal · History · Law · Sports, Gender, and Society
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Working-class Sports Clubs as Agents of Political Socialisation in Finland, 1903–1923
Swedish Visions of a ‘Smiling Finn’
The Best Distance Runner the World Has Ever Produced’
A Reluctant Hero
The Manly Art
The Rise of the National Guard
The Finnish Immigrant Experience in North America, 1880–2000
Whiteness of a Different Color
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |