Gunnar Lindström
| Gunnar Lindström in 1926 | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Born | 11 February 1896 Eksjö, Sweden | |||||||||
| Died | 6 October 1951 (aged 55) Eksjö, Sweden | |||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||
| Club | Malmö AI Eksjö GIK | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best | 67.77 m (1928)[1] [2] | |||||||||
Medal record
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Nils Gunnar Lindström (11 February 1896 – 6 October 1951) was a Swedish javelin thrower.[3]
Career
[edit ]Lindström competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and finished in sixth, second and fourteenth place, respectively. His younger brother Elof was also an Olympic javelin thrower.[1] [4]
On 12 October 1924 Lindström set a world record at 66.62 m that stood for three years. During his athletics career he won six national titles, in the conventional and two-handed javelin throw, in 1920, 1921, 1924 (2), 1926 and 1927. After retiring he worked as an agricultural consultant and owned a farm outside Eksjö.[4] [5]
Lindström won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin event at the 1921 AAA Championships.[6] [7] [8]
References
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- ^ a b Gunnar Lindström. sports-reference.com
- ^ Gunnar Lindström. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Gunnar Lindström". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b Gunnar Lindström. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Gunnar Lindström. storagrabbar.se
- ^ "Athletics" . Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Where Britain leads" . Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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| Preceded by | Men's Javelin World Record Holder 12 December 1924 – 1 October 1927 |
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