Tore Sjöstrand
 Tore Sjöstrand in 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
31 July 1921 Danmark, 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(s) | Steeplechase | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Bellevue IK, Stockholm | |||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 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]
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- ↑ Tore Sjöstrand. trackfield.brinkster.net
- 1 2 Tore Sjöstrand. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Tore Sjöstrand. Swedish Olympic Committee.
- 1 2 Tore Sjöstrand. storagrabbar.se
- ↑ Tore Sjöstrand. Swedish Olympic Committee
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