Henry Jonsson
Henry Jonsson (left) with Gösta Holmér
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| Born | 12 May 1912 Stugun, Sweden |
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| Died | 9 March 2001 (aged 88) , Sweden |
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 m, 5000 m | |||||||||||||||
| Club | SoIK Hellas, Nacka | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3:48.7 (1940) 5000 m – 14:18.8 (1939) |
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John Henry Jonsson (12 May 1912 – 9 March 2001) was a Swedish runner who won a bronze medal over 5000 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He finished second at the 1938 European Championships. In 1940 he changed his name to Henry Kälarne; the same year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
Jonsson worked as a firefighter in Stockholm. During his career he won 11 national titles: in the 1500 m (1936 and 1940), 5000 m (1935 and 1937–39) and 8000 m cross country (1935–39). In 1946 he was disqualified for violating amateur rules, together with Gunder Hägg and Arne Andersson.
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