Birth Date: | 13 September 1915 |
Birth Place: | Örebro, Sweden |
Death Date: | 25 November 1948 (aged 33) |
Death Place: | Örebro, Sweden |
Sport: | Weightlifting |
Club: | Örebro AK |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Klas Gösta Natanael Magnusson (13 September 1915 – 25 November 1948) was a Swedish light heavyweight weightlifter. In 1948 he won a European title and a bronze Olympic medal 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1] An avid ice angler, Magnusson drowned later that year after stepping on weak ice in his home district.[2]