Olof Agne Laurentius Holmström (29 December 1893 – 22 October 1949) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

sprinter who competed at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, but failed to reach the finals of individual 100 m and 200 m events. In 1917 Holmström won Swedish titles in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m and standing high jump events. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sports teacher, and between 1930 and 1949 was secretary-general of the Swedish Gymnastics Federation. He was responsible for the Lingiadem, major gymnastic events that were held in Stockholm in 1939 and 1949 in honor of the founder of Swedish gymnastics, Pehr Henrik Ling. The 1949 event was a sporting success, but a financial fiasco. Unable to handle the criticism, Holmström committed suicide by jumping from the Katarina Elevator.

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1893 births 1949 deaths Sportspeople from Lund Athletes from Skåne County Swedish male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Suicides by jumping in Sweden 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub