Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Kjell Hilding Bäckman | |||||||||
Born |
21 February 1934 (age 82) Göteborg, Sweden |
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Sport | ||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||
Club | IK Wega, Göteborg | |||||||||
Coached by | Hjalmar Andersen | |||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 500 m – 44.3 (1963) 1500 m – 2:15.4 (1964) 5000 m – 7:52.0 (1964) 10000 m – 16:10.5 (1964) |
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Kjell Hilding "Tjalle" Bäckman (born 21 February 1934) is a retired Swedish speed skater. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in the 5000 m and 10000 m events and won a bronze medal in the 10000 m; all three medalists of that event broke the previous world record. Nationally he won four long-distance titles: in the 5000 m (1959, 1961) and 10000 m (1959, 1960).