Gustaf Lindblom at the 1912 Olympics
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Born | 3 December 1891 Kristinehamn, Sweden |
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Died | 26 April 1960 (aged 68) , Sweden |
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Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||
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Country | Sweden | |||||||||
Sport | Triple jump | |||||||||
Club | IFK Norrköping | |||||||||
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Gustaf "Topsy" Lindblom (3 December 1891 – 26 April 1960) was a Swedish athlete who won the triple jump event at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in , Sweden.
He also headed the editorial office of the sport magazine Idrottsbladet 1915–1934, was secretary of the Swedish Boxing Federation 1921–1929 and 1932–35, was the Swedish boxer Olle Tandberg's manager 1940 and CEO of the famous dance palace Nalen in 1933–1960.