Gunnar Lindström, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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athletics competitor
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Place of Birth: Eksjö, Jönköping County, Sweden
About Gunnar Lindström
- Nils Gunnar Lindström (11 February 1896 – 6 October 1951) was a Swedish javelin thrower.
- He competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and finished in sixth, second and fourteens place, respectively.
- His younger brother Elof was also an Olympic javelin thrower.On 12 October 1924 Lindström set a world record at 66.62 m that stood for three years.
- During his athletics career he won six national titles, in the conventional and two-handed javelin throw, in 1920, 1921, 1924 (2), 1926 and 1927.
- After retiring he worked as an agricultural consultant and owned a farm outside Eksjö.
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