Åke Söderlund
Personal information
Born11 April 1925
Stockholm, Sweden
Died25 August 2002 (aged 77)
Tyresö, Sweden
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
ClubStockholms GK
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)20 kmW – 1:33:19 (1957)
50 kmW – 4:18:52 (1956)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Bronze medal – third place1961 Lugano50 km walk

Åke Wilhelm Söderlund (11 April 1925 – 25 August 2002) was a Swedish racewalking athlete. He competed at the 1952, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best result of 18th place in the 20 km event in 1964.[1]

Söderlund twice competed at the European Athletics Championships, but failed to finish the 50 kilometres race walk.[2] He also took part in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup twice, winning a bronze medal in the 50 km event in 1961 and placing 12th in the 20 km in 1967.[3][4] Söderlund won three Nordic Race Walking Championships, in the 20 km in 1957 and 1967 and in the 50 km in 1961.[5]

Söderlund later competed in the masters category and won the 25 km event at the 1975 World Association of Veteran Athletes Championships.[6] His twin brother Erik was also an elite racewalker.[1]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1952 Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 28th 50 km walk 5:30:56.6
1954 European Championships Bern, Switzerland — 50 km walk DNF
1958 European Championships Stockholm, Sweden — 50 km walk DNF
1960 Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland — 50 km walk DNF
1961 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Lugano, Switzerland 3rd 50 km walk 4:36:48
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 18th 20 km walk 1:36:53
1967 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Bad Saarow, East Germany 12th 20 km walk 1:36:02

National titles

  • 50 km walk: 1961[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Åke Söderlund. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  2. ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 – STATISTICS HANDBOOK. European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  3. ↑ IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 16 April 2016.
  4. ↑ IAAF World Race Walking Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Nordic Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  6. ↑ World Masters (Veterans) Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Swedish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
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