Gustaf Fredrik "Jotte" Söderström (November 25, 1865 in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

– November 12, 1958 in

Lidingö Lidingö, also known in its definite form ''Lidingön'' and as ''Lidingölandet'', is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden. In 2010, the population of the Lidingö urban area on the island was 31,561. It is ...

) was a Swedish

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and tug of war competitor. He competed at the

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and finished sixth in both

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and discus throw. He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France. These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden. Söderström represented

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ...

. He is the brother of Olympic medal-winning athlete

Bruno Söderström Vilhelm Bruno Söderström (28 October 1881 – 1 January 1969) was a Swedish track and field athlete. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 Summer Olympics in the javelin throw, pole vault and high jump and won three medals. He als ...

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* 1865 births 1958 deaths Athletes from Stockholm Swedish male shot putters Swedish male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Olympic tug of war competitors for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in tug of war Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Djurgårdens IF athletes {{tugofwar-bio-stub

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