Gustaf Jansson Explained

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Birth Date:5 January 1922
Birth Place:Brattfors, Sweden
Death Date:11 April 2012 (aged 90)
Death Place:Karlstad, Sweden
Height:1.78m (05.84feet)
Weight:67kg (148lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Marathon, 10000 m
Club:IK Viking, Hagfors
Pb:10000 m – 29:51.2 (1952)
Mar – 2:21:40 (1955)[1]
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Gustaf Nils Jansson (5 January 1922 – 11 April 2012) was a Swedish long-distance runner who won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He finished fifth at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=2985&Gender=M Gustaf Jansson
  2. http://www.svd.se/sport/os-medaljor-ur-tiden_7068399.svd "OS-medaljör ur tiden"
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173730/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/gustaf-jansson-1.html Gustaf Jansson
  4. http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=64712.html Jansson, 1952 Olympic marathon bronze medallist passes away at 90
  5. http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/g/gustaf-jansson.html Gustav Jansson