Gustaf Söderström
 Gustaf Söderström in 1897 | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||
| Born | Gustaf Fredrik Söderström 25 November 1865 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 12 November 1958 Lidingö, Sweden | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Gustaf Fredrik "Jotte" Söderström (November 25, 1865 in Stockholm – November 12, 1958 in Lidingö) was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor.[1]
He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in both shot put and discus throw. He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France. These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden.[2]
Söderström represented Djurgårdens IF.[1] He is the brother of Olympic medal-winning athlete Bruno Söderström.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Gustaf Söderström". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ↑ "Sweden's first Olympic champions". www.olympic-medallists.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
External links
- Gustaf Söderström at World Athletics
- Gustaf Söderström at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Gustaf Söderström at Olympics.com
- Gustaf Söderström at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Gustaf Söderström at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1865 births
- 1958 deaths
- Athletes from Stockholm
- Swedish men shot putters
- Swedish men discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Tug of war competitors at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Sweden
- Olympic tug of war competitors for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in tug of war
- Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Djurgårdens IF athletes
- Olympic men shot putters
- Olympic men discus throwers
- Swedish athletics Olympic medalist stubs
- Tug of war biography stubs