Hjalmar Andersson
Appearance
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Personal information | |
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Born | 13 July 1889 Ljusnarsberg Municipality, Sweden |
Died | 2 November 1971 (aged 82) Insjön, Sweden |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Cross-country running |
Club | Insjöns IF, Insjön, Leksand |
Medal record |
Svensk Hjalmar Zakeus Andersson (13 July 1889 – 2 November 1971) was a Swedish cross-country runner.[1] He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm and won an individual silver and team gold medals.[2][3] The course was rather hilly and approximately 12 km long; it was not made known to competitors before the race.[4]
References
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- ^ "Hjalmar Andersson". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Hjalmar Andersson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Hjalmar Andersson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Cross-Country, Individual Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
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- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
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