Gustaf Isidor Mattsson (8 September 1893 – 15 January 1977) was a

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long-distance runner. He 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 ...

in the 3,000 m

steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to: * Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles * Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...

and 8,000 m cross-country events and finished in fourth and tenth place, respectively. His tenth place earned him a bronze medal with the Swedish team.Gustaf Mattson
Swedish Olympic Committee Mattsson competed over distances ranging from 3,000 m to

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

and won three Swedish titles over 20 km on the road. He was a businessman by trade.

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1893 births 1977 deaths Swedish male long-distance runners Swedish male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic cross country runners {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub