Tore Sjöstrand
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Born | 31 July 1921 Huddinge, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 January 2011 (aged 89) Växjö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Bellevue IK, Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 3000 mS – 8:59.8 (1948)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thore "Tore" Ingvar Sjöstrand (31 July 1921 – 26 January 2011) was a Swedish steeplechase runner. He won a bronze medal at the 1946 European Championships and a gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]
Domestically Sjöstrand won two titles, in 1947 and 1948, and finished second five times.[4] After finishing eighth at the 1950 European championships[2] he retired and moved to Växjö. There he worked as a retailer and died aged 89.[5]
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tore Sjöstrand. |
- ^ Tore Sjöstrand. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b Tore Sjöstrand. sports-reference.com
- ^ Tore Sjöstrand Archived 18 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Olympic Committee.
- ^ a b Tore Sjöstrand. storagrabbar.se
- ^ Tore Sjöstrand. Swedish Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1921 births
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- Swedish male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Swedish male steeplechase runners
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
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