Kristian Hellström
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| Born | 24 July 1880 , Sweden |
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| Died | 14 June 1946 (aged 65) Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400–10000 m | ||||||||||||
| Club | IF Sleipner, Stockholm; L.A.C., London; BFC Preußen Berlin; Teutonia 1899 Berlin |
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| Personal best(s) | 400 m – 50.7 (1907) 800 m – 1:59.1y (1907) 1500 m – 4:12.6 (1902) Mile – 4:30.8 (1907) 5000 m – 16:14.4 (1903) 10000 m – 34:24.0 (1904) |
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Kristian Hellström (24 July 1880 – 14 June 1946) was a Swedish middle-distance runner and a sports administrator. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in the 800 m and 1500 m events and finished in fifth and third place, respectively. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he failed to reach the final of the 800 m event.
Nationally he won the 1500 m title in 1900 and 1901 and the 10,000 m title in 1902. He was also the German champion over 1500 m in 1905.
Hellström was a prolific sports administrator, who founded his first sports club, IF Sleipner Stockholm, in 1897, aged 17. In 1901 he launched the first cross-country race in Sweden. In 1912 Hellström became Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee of the Stockholm Olympics; he was also a founding member of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), becoming its first Secretary-General from 1913 to 1914.
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