Jean Cronstedt
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born |
6 October 1932 Helsinki, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Gymnastics |
Jean "Janne" Cronstedt (born 6 October 1932) is a Swedish former gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1960 Summer Olympics. After his sports career, Cronstedt worked as a physician in Sweden, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.
Early life
Cronstedt was born into the Swedish-speaking Finnish Cronstedt family in Helsinki, Finland. His paternal grandfather Jean Cronstedt (né Galindo) was the CEO of the Union Bank of Finland, and through him Cronstedt is partly of Spanish descent. In 1940, during World War II, he was sent to Sweden as a Finnish war child. He later returned to Helsinki and went to study in the United States. Cronstedt later moved to Sweden and acquired Swedish citizenship.