Sport Modern pentathlon Role Olympic athlete | Name Thorsten Lindqvist Died November 3, 2002 | |
Born 2 December 1925 ( 1925-12-02 ) Saffle, Sweden |
Torsten Ivan Lindqvist (2 December 1925 – 3 November 2002) was a Swedish modern pentathlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He finished ninth individually and won a silver medal with the Swedish team. At the world championships he won team gold medals in 1951 and 1953 and an individual bronze in 1951.
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After retiring from competitions Lindqvist became an internationally renowned nuclear physicist.
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