Tore Sjöstrand
Tore Sjöstrand in 1948
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| Born | 31 July 1921 Huddinge, Sweden |
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| Died | 26 January 2011 (aged 89) Växjö, Sweden |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Steeplechase | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Bellevue IK, Stockholm | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000 mS – 8:59.8 (1948) | |||||||||||||||
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Thore "Tore" Ingvar Sjöstrand (31 July 1921 – 26 January 2011) was a Swedish steeplechase runner. He won a bronze medal at the 1946 European Championships and a gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Domestically Sjöstrand won two titles, in 1947 and 1948, and finished second five times. After finishing eighth at the 1950 European championships he retired and moved to Växjö. There he worked as a retailer and died aged 89.
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