Gustaf Lindblom (athlete)

Gustaf Lindblom
	Gustaf Lindblom at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born	3 December 1891; Kristinehamn, Sweden
Died	26 April 1960 (aged 68); Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Triple jump
Club	IFK Norrköping
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games

Gustaf "Topsy" Lindblom (3 December 1891 – 26 April 1960) was a Swedish athlete who won the triple jump event at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden.[1]

He also headed the editorial office of the sport magazine Idrottsbladet 1915–1934, was secretary of the Swedish Boxing Federation 1921–1929 and 1932–35, was the Swedish boxer Olle Tandberg's manager 1940 and CEO of the famous dance palace Nalen in Stockholm 1933–1960.

References

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gustaf Lindblom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

External links

Profile on databaseOlympics.com

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gustaf Lindblom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.