Gunnar Erik Emanuel Wennerström (27 June 1879 – 2 June 1931) 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 ...

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

. He was part of the Swedish water polo team, which was able to win the bronze medal. In the 1500 metres freestyle event he was eliminated in the first round. Also he was part of the Swedish 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay team. Wennerström represented

Stockholms KK Stockholms KK is a Swedish swim club from Stockholm founded in 1895. They compete in swimming and water polo. The most famous swimmers of SKK is the twin brothers Arne Borg and Åke Borg. SKK organizes yearly an invitational meet named after Arne B ...

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* 1879 births 1931 deaths Swedish male water polo players Swedish male freestyle swimmers Olympic water polo players for Sweden Olympic swimmers for Sweden Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Stockholms KK water polo players Stockholms KK swimmers {{Sweden-waterpolo-bio-stub

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