Nickname: | Skackan |
Birth Place: | Hässleholm, Sweden |
Height: | 1.86m (06.1feet) |
Weight: | 67kg (148lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Hurdles, sprint |
Club: | Skackans IF, Karlsborg Malmö AI Gävle Godtemplares IK |
Pb: | 110 mH – 13.73 (1968) 100 m – 10.7 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Bo Erik Örjan Forssander (born 2 August 1942) is a retired Swedish sprinter. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the 110 m hurdles with the best achievement of sixth place in 1968. He won a silver medal in this event at the 1970 European Cup and finished eighth at the 1966 European Championships. Forssander was the Swedish champion over 100 m (1967) and 110 m hurdles (1960, 1961, 1963–64 and 1967–72), and held the national record in the 110 m hurdles from 1964 to 1992.