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Olympic medal record
Men's tug of war
Representing a Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Team competition

Gustaf Fredrik "Jotte" Söderström (November 25, 1865 in Stockholm – November 12, 1958 in Lidingö) was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor. [1]

He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in both shot put and discus throw. He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France. These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden. [2]

Söderström represented Djurgårdens IF. [1] He is the brother of Olympic medal-winning athlete Bruno Söderström. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gustaf Söderström". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Sweden's first Olympic champions". www.olympic-medallists.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympic medal record
Men's tug of war
Representing a Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Team competition

Gustaf Fredrik "Jotte" Söderström (November 25, 1865 in Stockholm – November 12, 1958 in Lidingö) was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor. [1]

He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in both shot put and discus throw. He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France. These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden. [2]

Söderström represented Djurgårdens IF. [1] He is the brother of Olympic medal-winning athlete Bruno Söderström. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gustaf Söderström". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Sweden's first Olympic champions". www.olympic-medallists.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.



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