Kristian Hellström

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.[2][3]

Kristian Hellström
Personal information
Born(1880-07-24)24 July 1880
Stockholm, Sweden
Died14 June 1946(1946-06-14) (aged 65)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400–10000 m
ClubIF Sleipner, Stockholm;
L.A.C., London;
BFC Preußen Berlin;
Teutonia 1899 Berlin
Achievements and titles
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)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sweden
Intercalated Games
1906 Athens 1500 metres

Nationally, he won the 1500 m title in 1900 and 1901, as well as the 10,000 m title in 1902. He was also the German champion for the 1500 m in 1905.[2]

Hellström was a prolific sports administrator who founded his first sports club, IF Sleipner Stockholm, in 1897 at age 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.[2]

References
  1. Kristian Hellström. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. Kristian Hellström. sports-reference.com
  3. Kristian Hellström. Swedish Olympic Committee

Further reading
  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 29 July 2006.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2006.


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