Vilhelm Bruno Söderström (28 October 1881 – 1 January 1969) was a Swedish track and field athlete.[3] He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 Summer Olympics in the javelin throw, pole vault and high jump and won three medals. He also served as the Swedish flag bearer at the 1906 Games.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 October 1881 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 1 January 1969 (aged 87) |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Javelin throw, pole vault, high jump, hurdles |
| Club | IFK Stockholm |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | JT – 45.00 m (1906) PV – 3.66 m (190) HJ – 1.73 m (1904) 110 mH – 16.2 (1907)[1][2] |
Medal record | |
Söderström represented IFK Stockholm.[3] His elder brother Gustaf competed in athletics events at the 1900 Games.[1][4]
Söderström won the pole jump event (as it was called at the time) at the British 1907 AAA Championships.[5][6] The following year he finished second behind Ed Archibald at the 1908 AAA Championships.[7][8]
Besides athletics, Söderström was a banker and a sports administrator. In 1909, after visiting the United States, he began popularizing bowling in Sweden and building the first bowling venues there. Next year, he founded Idrottsbladet, which soon became the major Swedish sports newspaper, and became its first editor. He later wrote several books in various genres, including fiction.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Bruno Söderström. Sports Reference
- ^ Bruno Söderström. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b "Bruno Söderström". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ a b Bruno Söderström. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Champion athletes". Daily Record. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Sporting Life. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 6 July 1908. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
External links
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Media related to Bruno Söderström at Wikimedia Commons- Bruno Söderström at Olympics.com
- Bruno Söderström at Olympedia
- Bruno Söderström at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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