Helge Bäckander
Appearance
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Born | 13 October 1891 Lidköping, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 11 November 1958 (aged 67) Helsingborg, Sweden | |||||||||||
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Sport | Gymnastics | |||||||||||
Club | Lidköpings GSS | |||||||||||
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
[edit]- ^ "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
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- 1891 births
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- Swedish male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
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