Torsten Lindqvist
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Born | Säffle, Sweden | 2 December 1925|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 November 2002 Uppsala, Sweden | (aged 76)|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SSIF, Stockholm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Torsten Ivan Lindqvist (2 December 1925 – 3 November 2002) was a Swedish modern pentathlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He finished ninth individually and won a silver medal with the Swedish team.[1] At the world championships he won team gold medals in 1951 and 1953 and an individual bronze in 1951.[2]
After retiring from competitions Lindqvist became an internationally renowned nuclear physicist.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Thorsten Lindqvist. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Torsten Lindqvist. Swedish Olympic Committee
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