Gustaf Edvard Törnros (18 March 1887 – 2 April 1941) was a Swedish long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics with the best result of fourth place in 1906.[2] Half of the participants, including Törnros, failed to finish the 1912 marathon due to the hot weather with temperatures exceeding 30 °C.[3][4] Törnros won the national marathon title in 1911 and 1912.[5][6]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Swedish |
Born | Hållsta, Sweden | 18 March 1887
Died | 2 April 1941 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 54)
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 5000 m – marathon |
Club | Fredrikshofs IF, Stockholm |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 15:51.2 (1908) 10000 m – 33:31.6 (1910) Marathon – 3:01:00 (1906)[1] |
References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Gustaf Törnros.
- ^ Gustaf Törnros. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Gustaf Törnros". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Marathon. sports-reference.com
- ^ Gustaf Törnros. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Gustaf Törnros 1887-1941 Archived 6 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
- ^ "Gustaf Törnros". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
External links
edit- Gustaf Törnros at Olympedia
- Gustaf Törnros at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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