Torsten Lindqvist, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Torsten Lindqvist

Olympic modern pentathlete

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1925

Place of Birth: Säffle, Värmland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 03-Nov-2002

Profession: modern pentathlete, pentathlete

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Torsten Ivan Lindqvist (2 December 1925 – 3 November 2002) was a Swedish modern pentathlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
He finished ninth individually and won a silver medal with the Swedish team.
At the world championships he won team gold medals in 1951 and 1953 and an individual bronze in 1951.After retiring from competitions Lindqvist became an internationally renowned nuclear physicist.