Sven Lundgren
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Sven Emil Lundgren was a Swedish
athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team.
He competed for Sweden in the 1920 Summer Olympics
held in Antwerp, Belgium
where he won the bronze medal in the 3000 metre team with his team mates Eric Backman
and Edvin Wide
.
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....
athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team.
He competed for Sweden in the 1920 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
held in Antwerp, Belgium
Belgium
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where he won the bronze medal in the 3000 metre team with his team mates Eric Backman
Eric Backman
Eric Backman was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team.He competed for Sweden at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium where he won the silver medal in the men's cross country behind the legendary Paavo Nurmi...
and Edvin Wide
Edvin Wide
Emil Edvin Wide was a Swedish long-distance runner.Born in Finland, Wide competed for Sweden at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, in the 3000 metre team, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Eric Backman and Sven Lundgren.He returned to the Olympics four years later...
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