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Agne Holmström

Agne Holmström
Agne Holmström SOK.jpg
Personal information
Born 29 December 1893
Lund, Sweden
Died 22 October 1949 (aged 80)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Club Örgryte IS
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m – 10.7 (1917)
200 m – 22.1 (1920)
400 m – 49.8 (1920)
400 mH – 57.4 (1917)

Olof Agne Laurentius Holmström (29 December 1893 – 22 October 1949) was a Swedish sprinter who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, but failed to reach the finals of individual 100 m and 200 m events.

In 1917 Holmström won Swedish titles in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m and standing high jump events. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sports teacher, and between 1930 and 1949 was secretary-general of the Swedish Gymnastics Federation. He was responsible for the , major gymnastic events that were held in Stockholm in 1939 and 1949 in honor of the founder of Swedish gymnastics, Pehr Henrik Ling. The 1949 event was a sporting success, but a financial fiasco. Unable to handle the criticism, Holmström committed suicide by jumping from the Katarina Elevator.



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