Agne Holmström
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| Born | 29 December 1893 Lund, Sweden |
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| Died | 22 October 1949 (aged 80) Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint | |||||||||
| Club | Örgryte IS | |||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.7 (1917) 200 m – 22.1 (1920) 400 m – 49.8 (1920) 400 mH – 57.4 (1917) |
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Olof Agne Laurentius Holmström (29 December 1893 – 22 October 1949) was a Swedish sprinter who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, but failed to reach the finals of individual 100 m and 200 m events.
In 1917 Holmström won Swedish titles in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m and standing high jump events. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sports teacher, and between 1930 and 1949 was secretary-general of the Swedish Gymnastics Federation. He was responsible for the , major gymnastic events that were held in Stockholm in 1939 and 1949 in honor of the founder of Swedish gymnastics, Pehr Henrik Ling. The 1949 event was a sporting success, but a financial fiasco. Unable to handle the criticism, Holmström committed suicide by jumping from the Katarina Elevator.
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