Kristian Hellström
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| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Born |
24 July 1880 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||
| Died |
14 June 1946 (aged 65) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | 400–10000 m | |||||||||
| Club |
IF Sleipner, Stockholm; L.A.C., London; BFC Preußen Berlin; Teutonia 1899 Berlin | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
400 m – 50.7 (1907) 800 m – 1:59.1y (1907) 1500 m – 4:12.6 (1902) Mile – 4:30.8 (1907) 5000 m – 16:14.4 (1903) 10000 m – 34:24.0 (1904)[1] | |||||||||
Medal record
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Kristian Hellström (24 July 1880 – 14 June 1946) was a Swedish middle-distance runner and a sports administrator. He competed at the 1906 Summer Olympics in the 800 m and 1500 m events and finished in fifth and third place, respectively. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he failed to reach the final of the 800 m event.[2][3]
Nationally he won the 1500 m title in 1900 and 1901 and the 10,000 m title in 1902. He was also the German champion over 1500 m in 1905.[2]
Hellström was a prolific sports administrator, who founded his first sports club, IF Sleipner Stockholm, in 1897, aged 17. In 1901 he launched the first cross-country race in Sweden. In 1912 Hellström became Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee of the Stockholm Olympics; he was also a founding member of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), becoming its first Secretary-General from 1913 to 1914.[2]
References
- ↑ Kristian Hellström. trackfield.brinkster.net
- 1 2 3 Kristian Hellström. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Kristian Hellström. Swedish Olympic Committee
Further reading
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 29 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 July 2006.