Gustaf Jansson

Olympic athlete

1922 – 2012

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Who was Gustaf Jansson?

Gustaf Nils Jansson was a Swedish athlete who competed in the marathon during his career. He was born in Brattfors, Värmland.

He won the bronze medal for Sweden in the 1952 Summer Olympics marathon, held in Helsinki, Finland, in a time of 2:26:07. His best time for the marathon was 2:21:40 in 1955.

Jansson died in April 2012.

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Born
Jan 5, 1922
Nationality
  • Sweden
Died
Apr 19, 2012

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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