Sport Swimming, water polo Died December 4, 1962 Role Swimmer | Name Pontus Hanson Club Stockholms KK | |
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Born 24 May 1894 Kristinehamn, Sweden Olympic medals Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke | ||
Pontus Hanson (24 May 1894 – 4 December 1962) was a Swedish water polo player and swimmer, who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke. In water polo he won bronze medals in 1908 and 1920 and a silver in 1912. His brother Sven competed in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1912 Olympics.
Hanson worked as a government official, and in parallel took active part in the development of swimming in Sweden, acting as a sports functionary in 1905–1922.
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