Esse Schybergson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameErnst "Esse"•Schybergson
Used nameEsse•Schybergson
Born29 January 1891 in Helsinki, Uusimaa (FIN)
Died17 March 1966 in Helsinki, Uusimaa (FIN)
NOC Finland

Biography

Esse Schybergson excelled in tennis, archery, and football. He competed at the 1924 Olympics in tennis in singles and doubles. Schybergson was 25th in the 1934 World Archery Championships. He helped Unitas win the first Finnish football championship in 1908, and played an international against Sweden in 1911. Schybergson was chairman of the Football Association of Finland from 1912-14, chaired the Finnish Tennis Association from 1935-37, and led the Finnish Netball Association in 1931-34. Schybergson was a dentist by profession. He also published several well-known books in Finnish – Verkkopallopeli – Lawn-tennis - (Netball and Lawn Tennis) in 1915, and Lawn-tennis in 1916. His brother, Lasse Schybergson, participated in the 1912 Olympics as a member of the football team and their brother Richard Schybergson also played football on international level for Finland.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Tennis FIN Esse Schybergson
Singles, Men (Olympic) =61
Doubles, Men (Olympic) Arne Grahn =16

Olympic family relations