British sprinter (1931–2019)
Eric Roy Sandstrom (11 September 1931 – 19 May 2019)[1] was a track and field sprinter, who represented Great Britain in the men's 100, 200 metres and 4 x 100metres relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
Sandstrom won the Gold medal in the 4x100 metres relay, two years later at, the 1958 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, alongside Peter Radford, David Segal and Adrian Breacker.
He was 1.74 m tall, weighed 65 kg, and was associated with Leichtathletik Club during his career. He died on 19 May 2019.
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4 x 110 yards (1930–1966) | - 1930: Miller, Brown, Adams, Fitzpatrick (CAN)
- 1934: Davis, Saunders, Rangeley, Sweeney (ENG)
- 1938: Brown, Haley, Loaring, O'Connor (CAN)
- 1950: Gordon, Johnson, Treloar, De Gruchy (AUS)
- 1954: Springbett, Stonehouse, Nelson, McFarlane (CAN)
- 1958: Radford, Sandstrom, Segal, Breacker (ENG)
- 1962: Radford, Carter, Meakin, Jones (ENG)
- 1966: E. Addy, Mends, J. Addy, Allotey (GHA)
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4 x 100 metres (1970–present) | - 1970: Stewart, Miller, Lawson, Quarrie (JAM)
- 1974: Lewis, D'Arcy, Ratcliffe, Haskell (AUS)
- 1978: Jenkins, Wells, Sharp, McMaster (SCO)
- 1982: Adegbehingbe, Adeyanju, Oyeledun, Eseme (NGR)
- 1986: McKoy, Mahorn, Williams, Johnson (CAN)
- 1990: Callender, Regis, Adam, Christie (ENG)
- 1994: Bailey,Gilbert, Chambers, Surin (CAN)
- 1998: Chambers, Devonish, Golding, Campbell (ENG)
- 2002: Gardener, Devonish, Condon, Campbell (ENG)
- 2006: Frater, Waugh, Williams, Powell (JAM)
- 2010: Scott, Baptiste, Devonish, Lewis-Francis (ENG)
- 2014: Livermore, Bailey-Cole, Ashmeade, Bolt (JAM)
- 2018: Arthur, Hughes, Kilty, Aikines-Aryeetey (ENG)
- 2022: Efoloko, Hughes, Mitchell-Blake, Edoburun (ENG)
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