Gustaf Söderström
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Gustaf Söderström (November 25, 1865, Stockholm – November 12, 1958) was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor.
He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and finished 6th 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, a feat that would not be repeated until 1908.[1]
See also
References
External links
- Gustaf Söderström at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Gustaf Söderström at Olympics.com
Categories:
- 1865 births
- 1958 deaths
- Sportspeople from Stockholm
- Swedish male shot putters
- Swedish male discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Tug of war competitors at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Sweden
- Olympic tug of war competitors of Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in tug of war
- Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish athletics biography stubs
- Tug of war biography stubs