Thorild Olsson
Thorild Olsson (26 November 1886 – 19 March 1934) was a Swedish runner who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He helped the Swedes win Silver in the men's 3000 m teams race. Each team consisted of 5 runners starting simultaneously but only the placings of the first 3 in each team counted. The final consisted of teams from USA, Sweden and Great Britain. USA won the event with places 1, 3 and 5 while the Swedes with Thorild Olsson 2nd, Ernst Wide 4th and Bror Fock 7th took silver. Olsson's time of 8:44.6 would have been a world record before the 1912 games. (Translated from Swedish by his grandson who has seen photo's of him finishing second.)
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 26 November 1886 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Died | 20 March 1934 (aged 48) Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 1500–5000 m |
| Club | Örgryte IS |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 4:07.14 (1911) 5000 m – 15:25.2 (1912) |
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