Bengt Gingsjö (15 April 1952 – 14 September 2022)[1][2] was a Swedish freestyle and medley swimmer, who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. He finished fourth on the 1500m freestyle in 1972. Gingsjö also won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle at the first FINA World Aquatics Championships in 1973.
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| Full name | Bengt Ingvar Gingsjö | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1952 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 September 2022 (aged 70) Tyresö, Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | S02, Göteborg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Death
editGingsjö died on 14 September 2022, at the age of 70.
Clubs
edit- Simavdelningen 1902
References
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bengt Gingsjö". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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