Gudrun Eivor Elisabeth Arenander (née Eklund, 25 March 1921 – 28 August 2020) was a Swedish discus thrower. She made her athletic debut at a championship in

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

in 1943, setting her personal best throw of 40.37 m. She became a member of IFK Lidingö in 1944 and placed fourth at the

1946 European Athletics Championships The 3rd European Athletics Championships were held from 22 August to 25 August 1946 in the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. For the first time it was a combined event for men and women, and for the first time a city in Scandinavia hosted the champ ...

and 12th at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. Arenander won the Swedish discus title in 1942–43 and 1945–47 and was the captain of the Swedish women's athletics team. She was also an international

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player. After retiring from competitions she worked as a sports administrator.

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1921 births 2020 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Swedish female discus throwers {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub