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Gösta Brännström

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Gösta Brännström
Gösta Brännström (left) and Tage Ekfeldt in 1952
Personal information
Born6 October 1926
Skellefteå, Sweden
Died7 March 1997 (aged 70)
Skellefteå, Sweden
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 m
ClubSkellefteå AIK
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m – 47.4 (1953)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Brussels 4×400 m relay

Gösta Martin Brännström (6 October 1926 – 7 March 1997) was a Swedish sprinter who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1950 European Athletics Championships, together with Tage Ekfeldt, Rune Larsson and Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt. They failed to reach the final at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and finished fourth at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.[1][3]

Brännström won the national 400 m title in 1951, 1953 and 1956. In 1953 he set national records in the 300 m at 34.0 and in the 400 m at 47.4.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gösta Brännström. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Gösta Brännström. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ Gösta Brännström. Swedish Olympic Committee.
  4. ^ Gösta Brännström 1926–1997. storagrabbar.se