Helge Bäckander Explained

Birth Date:13 October 1891
Birth Place:Lidköping, Sweden
Death Date:11 November 1958 (aged 67)
Death Place:Helsingborg, Sweden
Sport:Gymnastics
Club:Lidköpings GSS
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Helge Gustaf Samuel Bäckander (13 October 1891 – 11 November 1958) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event. Bäckander was a military officer, and reached the rank of captain. He moved around Sweden as a gymnastics consultant, through Lidköping and Sundsvall, before settling in Helsingborg, where he died.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Helge Bäckander . Olympedia . 28 June 2021.