Gösta Magnusson Explained

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
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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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gösta Magnusson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203635/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/gosta-magnusson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports-reference.com . 15 February 2012 .
  2. http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/g/gosta-magnusson.html Gösta Magnusson