Karl Bertil Karlsson (19 September 1919 – 31 December 2012) was a
Swedish
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athlete
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who competed at the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
in
Helsinki. He finished 13th in the
men's 10,000 metres event and was eliminated in the heats of the
men's 5000 metres.
He was the Swedish champion in the 4,000 metre cross-country in 1949, the 5000 metre distance in 1950, and the 10,000 metre distance in 1952.
[''Focus Presenterar Sporten 2'', Almqvist & Wiksell/Gebers Förlag AB, Stockholm 1967.][''Friidrottens först och störst'', Stig Gustafson/Forum, Helsingborg 1975.]
References
External links
Bertil Karlsson's profile at the Swedish Olympic Committee
1919 births
2012 deaths
Swedish male long-distance runners
Olympic athletes for Sweden
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Uppsala
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