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Gunnar Lindström

Nils Gunnar Lindström (11 February 1896 – 6 October 1951) was a Swedish javelin thrower.[3]

Gunnar Lindström
Gunnar Lindström in 1926
Personal information
Born11 February 1896
Eksjö, Sweden
Died6 October 1951 (aged 55)
Eksjö, Sweden
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Javelin throw
ClubMalmö AI
Eksjö GIK
Achievements and titles
Personal best67.77 m (1928)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1924 ParisJavelin throw

Career

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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 of 66.62 m, which 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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  1. 1 2 Gunnar Lindström. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Gunnar Lindström. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ↑ "Gunnar Lindström". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 Gunnar Lindström. Swedish Olympic Committee
  5. ↑ Gunnar Lindström. storagrabbar.se
  6. ↑ "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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