Gösta Svensson
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Personal information | |
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Born | 21 November 1929 Karlshamn, Sweden |
Died | 14 October 2018 | (aged 88)
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | High jump |
Club | Svängsta IF |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 2.02 m (1952)[1][2] |
Gösta Bernhard Svensson (21 November 1929 – 14 October 2018) was a Swedish high jumper. He competed at the 1950 European Athletics Championships and 1952 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth and fourth place, respectively.[1][3] In 1952 he set a new national record at 2.02 m.[4]
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gösta Svensson. |
- ^ a b Gösta Svensson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Gösta Svensson. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Gösta Svensson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Gösta Svensson 1929-11-21. storagrabbar.se
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2018 deaths
- Swedish male high jumpers
- Olympic athletes of Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Swedish athletics biography stubs