Sport Athletics Height 1.8 m Club Bellevue IK, Stockholm Weight 68 kg | Name Tore Sjostrand Events Steeplechase Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born 31 July 1921 Danmark, Sweden Personal best(s) 3000 mS – 8:59.8 (1948) Died January 26, 2011, Kronoberg County, Sweden Gold medals Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men\'s 3000 metres steeplechase | ||
Thore "Tore" Ingvar Sjöstrand (31 July 1921 – 26 January 2011) was a Swedish steeplechase runner. He won a bronze medal at the 1946 European Championships and a gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Domestically Sjöstrand won two titles, in 1947 and 1948, and finished second five times. After finishing eighth at the 1950 European championships he retired and moved to Växjö. There he worked as a retailer and died aged 89.
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