Bruno Söderström, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swedish track and field athlete
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Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
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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