Bengt Simonsen (athlete)
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Bengt Roland Simonsen is a retired male racewalker from Sweden
, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1976.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1976.
Achievements
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| 1976 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**... |
Montreal, Canada | 26th | 20 km | 1:35:31.8 |
| 1980 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal... |
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4th | 50 km Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk The Men's 50 km Race Walk at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR had an entrylist of 27 competitors. Four athletes were disqualified and eight did not finish in the final, held on 30 July 1980.-Medalists:-Final ranking:-See also:... |
3:57:08 |
| 1983 | World Championships 1983 World Championships in Athletics The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983.... |
Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 50 km 1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk These are the official results of the men's 50 kilometres walk event at the 1983 World Championships held on 12 August 1983 in Helsinki, Finland.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:... |
3:57:25 |
| 1984 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:... |
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— | 50 km Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk The Men's 50 km Race Walk at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entrylist of 31 competitors. Five athletes were disqualified in the final, held on August 11, 1984.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:-Final ranking:-See also:... |
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