Swedish javelin thrower
Gunnar Lindström
![]() Gunnar Lindström in 1926 |
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| Born | 11 February 1896
Eksjö, Sweden |
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| Died | 6 October 1951 (aged 55)
Eksjö, Sweden |
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Javelin throw |
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| Club | Malmö AI
Eksjö GIK |
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| Personal best | 67.77 m (1928)[1][2] |
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Nils Gunnar Lindström (11 February 1896 – 6 October 1951) was a Sweden|Swedish javelin thrower.[3]
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.[1][4]
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.[4][5]
Lindström won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin event at the 1921 AAA Championships.[6][7][8]
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