Tore Gustafsson

Lars Tore Gustafsson (born February 11, 1962 in Göteborg, Västra Götaland) is a retired male hammer thrower from Sweden, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). A member of the Mölndals Almänna Idrottsklubb he set the national record at 80.14 metres on July 4, 1989 in Lappeenranta, Finland.Tore Gustafsson lives in Los Gatos CA and works as a Chiropractor. http://vikingperformance.org/ Tore Gustafsson have been involved in coaching since he retired. Koji Murofushi won the Gold Medal at 2011 World Championships in Daegu Korea and Bronze Medal at the 2012 London Olympics with Gustafsson as his Coach.


Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Sweden
1981 European Junior Championships Utrecht, Netherlands 6th 66.64 m
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 12th 69.94 m
Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 9th 74.40 m
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 18th 73.54 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 11th 74.24 m
1990 European Championships Split, SFR Yugoslavia 13th 72.86 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 15th 73.52 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 15th 71.88 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th 71.90 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 13th 74.44 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, USA 30th 71.02 m

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