Tore Sjöstrand
Appearance
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Bellevue IK, Stockholm | |||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 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
[edit]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 for 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)
- People from Huddinge Municipality
- Sportspeople from Stockholm County
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
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