Helge Bäckander, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Helge Bäckander

gymnast

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1891

Place of Birth: Jönköping, Jönköping County, Sweden

Date of Death: 11-Nov-1958

Profession: artistic gymnast

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Helge Gustaf Samuel Bäckander (13 October 1891 – 11 November 1958) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event.
Bäckander was a military officer, and reached the rank of captain.
He moved around Sweden as a gymnastics consultant, through Lidköping and Sundsvall, before settling in Helsingborg, where he died.