Bruno Söderström, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bruno Söderström

Swedish track and field athlete

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1881

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1969

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Bruno Söderström

  • Vilhelm Bruno Söderström (28 October 1881 – 1 January 1969) was a Swedish track and field athlete.
  • 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.
  • His elder brother Gustaf competed in athletics events at the 1900 Games.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 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.

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