Helge Bäckander
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| Full name | Helge Gustaf Samuel Bäckander | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1891 Jönköping, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 November 1958 (aged 67) Helsingborg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Country represented | Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Gym | Lidköpings Gymnastiksällskap | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Helge Gustaf Samuel Bäckander (13 October 1891 – 11 November 1958) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event.[2] Bäckander was a military officer, and reached the rank of captain. He moved around Sweden as a gymnastics consultant, through Lidköping and Sundsvall, before settling in Helsingborg, where he died.[3]
References
- ↑ "Helge Bäckander". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ↑ Helge Bäckander Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Helge Bäckander. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- Helge Bäckander at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Helge Bäckander at Olympedia
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Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1958 deaths
- Swedish male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Lidköping
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish artistic gymnast stubs