Bo Henning Gustafsson was a Swedish

Sweden

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 athlete who mainly competed in the men's 50 kilometre walk during his career. He competed for Sweden at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 held in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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, where he won the silver medal in the men's 50 kilometre walk event.

Gustafsson was a Latter-day Saint. He was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who had joined before he competed in the Olympics.

Achievements

Representing
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...	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....	—	20 km Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walk The Men's 20 km Race Walk at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR had an entrylist of 34 competitors. Seven athletes were disqualified and two did not finish in the final, held on Thursday 24 July 1980.-Medalists:-Results:-See also:...	DSQ
			—	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:...	DNF
1982	European Championships 1982 European Championships in Athletics The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Field:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...	Athens, Greece	3rd	50 km	3:55:29
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:...	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	2nd	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:...	3:53:19
1986	European Championships 1986 European Championships in Athletics The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.-Track:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Field:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Track:...	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	7th	50 km 1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 50 km walk event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Final:-See also:* 1980 Men's Olympic 50km Walk...	3:50.13
1987	World Championships 1987 World Championships in Athletics The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...	Rome, Italy	—	50 km 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The race was held on Saturday September 5, 1987.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:...	DSQ
1988	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...	Seoul, South Korea	7th	50 km Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk The Men's 50 km Race Walk event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 42 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while four walkers did not finish the race, held on Friday September 30, 1988.-Medalists:...	3:44:49