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| Full name | Leif Thomas Lejdström | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Lejan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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31 May 1962 Västerås, Västmanland |
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| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle and medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Västerås SS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Lejdström (born 31 May 1962) is a former Swedish freestyle and medley swimmer, who competed in the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.
In 1984 Lejdström won a bronze medal in 4×100 m freestyle relay along with Bengt Baron, Mikael Örn and Per Johansson. Nicknamed Lejan his best individual result at the Olympics is a 7th place at 200 m freestyle in 1980.
Lejdström is the father of the Swedish Youth Olympics swimmer Gustav Åberg Lejdström.