Carl Johan Silfverstrand (9 October 1885 – 2 January 1975) was a Swedish track and field athlete and gymnast who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1908, he finished tenth in the pole vault and twentieth long jump. In 1912, he was part of the Swedish gymnastics team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event.[1][3]
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| Born | 9 October 1885 Helsingborg, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 2 January 1975 (aged 89) Helsingborg, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics, gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Pole vault, long jump, sprint | |||||||||||
| Club | Djurgårdens IF Stockholms GF, Täby | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | PV – 3.30 m (1907) LJ – 6.59 m (1909) 100 m – 11.1 (1910)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Silfverstrand competed for Stockholm clubs, though he lived in Helsingborg. As an athlete, he represented Djurgårdens IF and as a gymnast, he represented Stockholms GF.[3] He finished third behind Ed Archibald in the pole jump event at the British 1908 AAA Championships.[4][5]
After retiring from competitions, he worked as a sports instructor in Finland (1919–20 and 1925–27), Denmark (1922–25) and Norway (1927–36). In 1933, he received Norwegian citizenship, and between 1936 and 1941, he worked as a physical therapist in Norway.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Carl Silfverstrand. sports-reference.com
- ^ Carl Silfverstrand. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b "Carl Silfverstrand". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "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 25 August 2024.
- ^ Carl Silfverstrand. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
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- Carl Silfverstrand at Olympics.com
- Carl Silfverstrand at Olympedia
- Carl Silfverstrand at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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