Åke Söderlund Explained

Birth Date:11 April 1925
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Date:25 August 2002 (aged 77)
Death Place:Tyresö, Sweden
Height:185 cm
Weight:73 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Race walking
Pb:20 kmW – 1:33:19 (1957)
50 kmW – 4:18:52 (1956)
Club:Stockholms GK
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Åke Wilhelm Söderlund (11 April 1925 – 25 August 2002) was a Swedish racewalking athlete. He competed at the 1952, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best result of 18th place in the 20 km event in 1964.[1]

Söderlund twice competed at the European Athletics Championships, but failed to finish the 50 kilometres race walk.[2] He also took part in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup twice, winning a bronze medal in the 50 km event in 1961 and placing 12th in the 20 km in 1967.[3] [4] Söderlund won three Nordic Race Walking Championships, in the 20 km in 1957 and 1967 and in the 50 km in 1961.[5]

Söderlund later competed in the masters category and won the 25 km event at the 1975 World Association of Veteran Athletes Championships.[6] His twin brother Erik was also an elite racewalker.[1]

International competitions

1952Olympic GamesHelsinki, Finland28th50 km walk5:30:56.6
1954European ChampionshipsBern, Switzerland50 km walk
1958European ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden50 km walk
1960Olympic GamesHelsinki, Finland50 km walk
1961IAAF World Race Walking CupLugano, Switzerland3rd50 km walk4:36:48
1964Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan18th20 km walk1:36:53
1967IAAF World Race Walking CupBad Saarow, East Germany12th20 km walk1:36:02

National titles

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205010/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/ake-soderlund-1.html Åke Söderlund
  2. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 – STATISTICS HANDBOOK
  3. https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitioninfo/4351adb2-3476-4e4b-8b1c-f8ca4668ac4a.pdf IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/walk.htm IAAF World Race Walking Cup
  5. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/nc.htm Nordic Championships
  6. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wmcm.htm World Masters (Veterans) Championships (Men)
  7. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/swe.htm Swedish Championships