Gösta Persson
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| Full name | Otto Gösta Adolf Persson | |||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1904 Stockholm | |||||||||||
| Died | 23 February 1991 (aged 87) Malmö | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||
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Otto Gösta Adolf Persson (8 January 1904 – 23 February 1991) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Gösta Persson was born in Stockholm on 8 January 1904.[3] He represented Stockholms KK and SK Neptun.[2] In 1924 he won the bronze medal as member of the Swedish 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay team.[3] He was also part of the Swedish team which finished fourth in the Olympic water polo tournament.[3] He played all six matches. Twelve years later he played four matches in the 1936 Olympic water polo tournament when the Swedish team finished in seventh place.[3]
Persson died in Malmö on 23 February 1991.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gösta Persson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Gösta Persson". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Profile Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine from the Swedish Olympic Committee website (in Swedish)
External links
[edit]- Gösta Persson at World Aquatics
- Gösta Persson at Olympedia
- Gösta Persson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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