Tore Sjöstrand
Swedish steeplechase runner (1921–2011)
![]() Tore Sjöstrand in 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 31 July 1921 Huddinge, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 January 2011 (aged 89) Växjö, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Bellevue IK, Stockholm | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 3000 mS – 8:59.8 (1948)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thore "Tore" Ingvar Sjöstrand (31 July 1921 – 26 January 2011) was a Swedish steeplechase runner. He won a bronze medal at the 1946 European Championships and a gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]
Domestically Sjöstrand won two titles, in 1947 and 1948, and finished second five times.[4] After finishing eighth at the 1950 European championships[2] he retired and moved to Växjö. There he worked as a retailer and died aged 89.[5]
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- 1920:
Percy Hodge (GBR)
- 1924:
Ville Ritola (FIN)
- 1928:
Toivo Loukola (FIN)
- 1936:
Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN)
- 1948:
Tore Sjöstrand (SWE)
- 1952:
Horace Ashenfelter (USA)
- 1956:
Chris Brasher (GBR)
- 1960:
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL)
- 1964:
Gaston Roelants (BEL)
- 1968:
Amos Biwott (KEN)
- 1972:
Kip Keino (KEN)
- 1976:
Anders Gärderud (SWE)
- 1980:
Bronisław Malinowski (POL)
- 1984:
Julius Korir (KEN)
- 1988:
Julius Kariuki (KEN)
- 1992:
Matthew Birir (KEN)
- 1996:
Joseph Keter (KEN)
- 2000:
Reuben Kosgei (KEN)
- 2004:
Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)
- 2008:
Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
- 2012:
Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)
- 2016:
Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)
- 2020:
Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)
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