Gösta Runö

Gösta Runö
Personal information
Born(1896-12-09)9 December 1896
Stockholm, Sweden
Died13 November 1922(1922-11-13) (aged 25)
near Linköping, Sweden
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubI20 IF, Umeå
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Modern pentathlon

Gösta Otto Runö (9 December 1896 – 13 November 1922) was a Swedish modern pentathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Runö was a military pilot with the rank of lieutenant. In 1922 he crashed his Phönix D III plane near Linköping and died, aged 25.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Gösta Runö". databaseolympics.com.
  2. ^ Gösta Runö. Swedish Olympic Committee.
  3. ^ "Gösta Runö". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Gösta Runö". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.


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