Göran Larsson (swimmer)
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| Born | 24 May 1932 Uppsala, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 February 1989 (aged 56) Haninge, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stockholms KK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Göran Larsson (24 May 1932 – 27 February 1989) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.
Swimming career
[edit]Larsson competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 4 × 200 m relay events and finished in third and fourth place, respectively.[1] He won two gold and one silver medals at the 1950 European Championships.[2] He won the 1951 'Open' British ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title [3] and the 1951 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title.[4]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Göran Larsson (swimmer).
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Göran Larsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Göran Larsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 27 Aug. 1951, p. 8". The Times. 27 August 1951. p. 8.
- ^ ""Swimming Championships." Times, 24 Aug. 1951, p. 8". The Times. 24 August 1951. p. 8.
External links
[edit]- Göran Larsson at Olympedia
- Göran Larsson at Olympics.com
- Göran Larsson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
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