Bo Johansson (weightlifter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Swedish weightlifter
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Place of Birth: Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
About Bo Johansson (weightlifter)
- Bo Johansson (born 7 February 1945) is a retired Swedish middle-heavyweight weightlifter.
- Between 1968 and 1971 he won six medals at the world and European championships and set five world records: four in the press and one on the clean and jerk.Bo Johansson grew up as a bodybuilding fan.
- At the age of 16 he also took up weightlifting, and in 1966 became the Swedish Junior Champion in the light-heavyweight division.
- In 1968 he won the national senior heavyweight title with a total of 490 kg.
- He also placed fourth in the 1968 Summer Olympics and trained for the 1972 Summer Olympics, but was left out of the Olympic team after a conflict with the Swedish sports officials.
- In the early 1970s he won several Nordic bodybuilding competitions, becoming Mr.
- Sweden and Mr.
- Scandinavia, but his career as a weightlifter declined.
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