Valter Nyström

Valter Nyström

Valter Nyström (left) and Nell Sjöström in 1952
Personal information
Born 30 December 1915
Högbo, Sandviken, Sweden
Died 11 March 2011(2011-03-11) (aged 95)
Årsunda, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 5,000 m; 10,000 m
Club Sandvikens Gymnastikklubb
IFK Gävle
Gefle IF
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 5,000 m – 14.15.8 (1952)
10,000 m – 29:23.8 (1952)[1][2]

Valter Erik Nyström (30 December 1915 – 11 March 2011)[3] was a Swedish long-distance runner. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in the 10,000 metres event.[1][4] Nyström held the Swedish titles in the 10,000 m in 1947, 1949 and 1951 and in the 8,000 m cross-country event in 1947 and 1951. He was awarded the 148th Stora Grabbars Märke award in 1951, when he set national records over 10,000, 20,000, and 25,000 m, and the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1952.[5][6]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valter Nyström.
  1. 1 2 Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2015). "Valter Nyström Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Nonna, Michael. "Valter Nyström". Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Åkerlind, Mats (12 March 2011). "In Memoriam – Valter Nyström" (in Swedish). Gefle IF Friidrott. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Valter Nyström" (in Swedish). Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté. 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Valter Nyström 1915-2011" (in Swedish). Stora Grabbar.se. 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Holmberg, Bengt; Owe Fröberg (2010). "Stora Grabbar" (in Swedish). Svenska Friidrottsförbundets. Retrieved 10 August 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, February 29, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.