Sport Athletics Died June 14, 1946 Event(s) 800 m, 1500 m Height 1.8 m | Name Kristian Hellstrom Weight 77 kg Role Olympic athlete | |
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Club IF Sleipner, Stockholm;L.A.C., London;BFC Preusen Berlin;Teutonia 1899 Berlin Personal best(s) 800 m – 1:59.1y (1907)1500 m – 4:12.6 (1902) | ||
Kristian Hellström (24 July 1880 – 14 June 1946) was a Swedish middle-distance runner and a sports administrator. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games 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.
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.
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.