Josef Ternström
Appearance
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Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 4 December 1888 Gävle, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 2 May 1953 (aged 64) Söderala, Sweden | |||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | 1500-10000 m | |||||||||||
Club | Gefle IF | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 4:11.2 (1916) Mile – 4:31.8 (1907) 5000 m – 15:19.2 (1918) 10000 m – 32:05.2 (1915)[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Carl Josef Ternström (4 December 1888 – 2 May 1953) was a Swedish runner. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in cross country events and won a team gold medal, finishing fifth individually.[2] The course was rather hilly and approximately 12 km long; it was not made known to competitors before the race.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Josef Ternström. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Josef Ternström". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Josef Ternström. sports-reference.com
- ^ Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Cross-Country, Individual. sports-reference.com
- ^ Josef Ternström. Swedish Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1888 births
- 1953 deaths
- Swedish male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic cross country runners
- Sportspeople from Gävle
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish athletics biography stubs