Gösta Persson
O. Gösta A. 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]
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| Full name | O. Gösta A. 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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Persson was born in Stockholm on 8 January 1904.[2] In 1924 he won the bronze medal as member of the Swedish 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay team.[2] He was also part of the Swedish team which finished fourth in the Olympic water polo tournament.[2] 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.[2]
References
- 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.
- Profile Archived 2010-02-03 at the Wayback Machine from the Swedish Olympic Committee website (in Swedish)
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