 Gunnar Lindström in 1926 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 February 1896 Eksjö, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 6 October 1951 (aged 55) Eksjö, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||
| Club | Malmö AI Eksjö GIK | |||||||||||
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| Personal best | 67.77 m (1928) | |||||||||||
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Nils Gunnar Lindström (11 February 1896 – 6 October 1951) was a Swedish javelin thrower.
Career
Lindström competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and finished in sixth, second and fourteenth place, respectively. His younger brother Elof was also an Olympic javelin thrower.
On 12 October 1924 Lindström set a world record at 66.62 m that stood for three years. During his athletics career he won six national titles, in the conventional and two-handed javelin throw, in 1920, 1921, 1924 (2), 1926 and 1927. After retiring he worked as an agricultural consultant and owned a farm outside Eksjö.
Lindström won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin event at the 1921 AAA Championships.
References
- ^ Gunnar Lindström. sports-reference.com
- Gunnar Lindström. trackfield.brinkster.net
- "Gunnar Lindström". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Gunnar Lindström. Swedish Olympic Committee
- Gunnar Lindström. storagrabbar.se
- "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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Preceded by Jonni Myyrä
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Men's Javelin World Record Holder 12 December 1924 – 1 October 1927 |
Succeeded by Eino Penttilä
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