Tore Sjöstrand
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Tore Sjöstrand (right)
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| Born | 31 July 1921 Danmark, Sweden |
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| Died | 26 January 2011 (aged 89) Växjö, Sweden |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Steeplechase | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Bellevue IK, Stockholm | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000 mS – 8:59.8 (1948)[1] | |||||||||||||||
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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] He retired in 1950 after finishing eighth at the European championships.[2]
References
- ↑ Tore Sjöstrand. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tore Sjöstrand. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Tore Sjöstrand. Swedish Olympic Committee.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tore Sjöstrand. storagrabbar.se
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