Gunnar Sundman
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Personal information | |
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Born | 15 April 1893 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | 20 July 1946 (aged 53) Redding, California, United States |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke |
Club | Stockholms KK |
Gunnar Isidor Sundman (15 April 1893 – 20 July 1946) was a Swedish swimmer.[1] He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the 100 m backstroke event, but failed to reach the final.[2][3]
Sundman later immigrated to the United States where he continued to swim and worked as an engineer with the California Department of Transportation. He served in World War I.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Gunnar Sundman". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b Gunnar Sundman. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Gunnar Sundman. Swedish Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1946 deaths
- Olympic swimmers of Sweden
- Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Swedish male backstroke swimmers
- Stockholms KK swimmers
- Swedish swimming biography stubs