Åke Söderlund

Åke Wilhelm Söderlund (11 April 1925 – 25 August 2002) was a Swedish racewalking athlete. He competed at the 1952, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best result of 18th place in the 20 km event in 1964.[1]

Åke Söderlund
Personal information
Born11 April 1925
Stockholm, Sweden
Died25 August 2002 (aged 77)
Tyresö, Sweden
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Race walking
ClubStockholms GK
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)20 kmW – 1:33:19 (1957)
50 kmW – 4:18:52 (1956)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
1961 Lugano50 km walk

Söderlund twice competed at the European Athletics Championships, but failed to finish the 50 kilometres race walk.[2] He also took part in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup twice, winning a bronze medal in the 50 km event in 1961 and placing 12th in the 20 km in 1967.[3][4] Söderlund won three Nordic Race Walking Championships, in the 20 km in 1957 and 1967 and in the 50 km in 1961.[5]

Söderlund later competed in the masters category and won the 25 km event at the 1975 World Association of Veteran Athletes Championships.[6] His twin brother Erik was also an elite racewalker.[1]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1952 Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 28th 50 km walk 5:30:56.6
1954 European Championships Bern, Switzerland — 50 km walk DNF
1958 European Championships Stockholm, Sweden — 50 km walk DNF
1960 Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland — 50 km walk DNF
1961 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Lugano, Switzerland 3rd 50 km walk 4:36:48
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 18th 20 km walk 1:36:53
1967 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Bad Saarow, East Germany 12th 20 km walk 1:36:02

National titles
  • 50 km walk: 1961[7]

References
  1. Åke Söderlund. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  2. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 – STATISTICS HANDBOOK. European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  3. IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 16 April 2016.
  4. IAAF World Race Walking Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  5. Nordic Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  6. World Masters (Veterans) Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  7. Swedish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
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