Sport Swimming Name Per-Olof Ostrand | Role Freestyle swimmer | |
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Born 13 June 1930 Hofors, Sweden Died October 26, 1980, Skarholmen, Stockholm, Sweden Olympic medals Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men\'s 400 metre freestyle Club Hofors AIF, IF Elfsborg, Boras | ||
Per-Olof Östrand (13 June 1930 – 26 October 1980) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics in six 200–1500 m freestyle events in total, and won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle in 1952. His 4 × 200 m relay teams finished in fourth place in 1948 and 1952; they won gold medals at the European championships in 1947 and 1954.
Nationally Östrand won 15 swimming titles between 1947 and 1955, and competed in water polo for his club Hofors AIF.
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