 Gösta Brännström (left) and Tage Ekfeldt in 1952 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 October 1926 Skellefteå, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 7 March 1997 (aged 70) Skellefteå, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | 400 m | |||||||||||
| Club | Skellefteå AIK | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | 400 m – 47.4 (1953)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Gösta Martin Brännström (6 October 1926 – 7 March 1997) was a Swedish sprinter who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1950 European Athletics Championships, together with Tage Ekfeldt, Rune Larsson and Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt. They failed to reach the final at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and finished fourth at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.[1][3]
Brännström won the national 400 m title in 1951, 1953 and 1956. In 1953 he set national records in the 300 m at 34.0 and in the 400 m at 47.4.[4]
References
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- 1 2 Gösta Brännström. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Gösta Brännström. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Gösta Brännström. Swedish Olympic Committee.
- ↑ Gösta Brännström 1926–1997. storagrabbar.se
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