Gösta Brännström
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Gösta Brännström (left) and Tage Ekfeldt in 1952 | ||||||||||
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| Born |
6 October 1926 Skellefteå, Sweden | |||||||||
| Died |
7 March 1997 (aged 70) Skellefteå, Sweden | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 m | |||||||||
| Club | Skellefteå AIK | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 400 m – 47.4 (1953)[1][2] | |||||||||
Medal record
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Gösta Martin Brännström (6 October 1926 – 7 March 1997) was a Swedish sprinter who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1950 European Athletics Championships, together with Tage Ekfeldt, Rune Larsson and Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt. They failed to reach the final at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and finished fourth at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.[1][3]
Brännström won the national 400 m title in 1951, 1953 and 1956. In 1953 he set national records in the 300 m at 34.0 and in the 400 m at 47.4.[4]
References
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- 1 2 Gösta Brännström. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Gösta Brännström. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Gösta Brännström. Swedish Olympic Committee.
- ↑ Gösta Brännström 1926–1997. storagrabbar.se
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