Göran Svensson

Göran Svensson
Personal information
Born(1959-03-08)8 March 1959
Died6 October 1995(1995-10-06) (aged 36)
Sport
SportTrack and field

Sven Göran Svensson (8 March 1959 – 6 October 1995) was a Swedish discus thrower. He represented Sweden at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics. As a senior, he competed for Söderhamns IF, IF Göta and IF Elfsborg. He won national championships in 1982 and also took a total of four Swedish championship silver medals. In 1985 he was suspended 18 months for doping. At the age of 30, Svensson was "clean" of anabolic steroids.[1] While competing for Brigham Young University, he was the 1980 NCAA Champion. After studies in the U.S., he settled there and became a U.S. citizen in 1988. Svensson was the coach of Swedish discus thrower Stefan Fernholm during the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg.[2]

Svensson died in 1995, survived by five children.[2] He is buried in Sweden.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Svensson goes clean, throws clean". Deseret News. 23 August 1989. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Göran Svensson". Svenska Dagbladet. 17 October 1995. p. 21.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Doug. "Chip off the old block — Discus thrower continues a family tradition". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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