Gustaf Söderström
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Gustaf Fredrik "Jotte" Söderström (November 25, 1865 in Stockholm – November 12, 1958 in Lidingö) was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor.[1]
He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and finished sixth 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.[2]
Söderström represented Djurgårdens IF.[1] He is the brother of Olympic medal-winning athlete Bruno Söderström.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Gustaf Söderström". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Sweden's first Olympic champions". www.olympic-medallists.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Gustaf Söderström at Olympics.com
- Gustaf Söderström at Olympedia
- Gustaf Söderström at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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- 1865 births
- 1958 deaths
- Athletes 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 for Sweden
- Olympic tug of war competitors for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in tug of war
- Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Djurgårdens IF athletes
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish athletics biography stubs
- Tug of war biography stubs