Gösta Persson

O. Gösta A. Persson (8 January 1904 23 February 1991) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Gösta Persson
Personal information
Full nameO. Gösta A. Persson
Born(1904-01-08)8 January 1904
Stockholm
Died23 February 1991(1991-02-23) (aged 87)
Malmö
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Persson was born in Stockholm on 8 January 1904.[2] In 1924 he won the bronze medal as member of the Swedish 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay team.[2] He was also part of the Swedish team which finished fourth in the Olympic water polo tournament.[2] He played all six matches. Twelve years later he played four matches in the 1936 Olympic water polo tournament when the Swedish team finished in seventh place.[2]

Persson died in Malmö on 23 February 1991.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gösta Persson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. Profile Archived 2010-02-03 at the Wayback Machine from the Swedish Olympic Committee website (in Swedish)
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