Göran Larsson (24 May 1932 – 27 February 1989) was a
Swedish
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freestyle swimmer.
Swimming career
Larsson 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 the 100 m and 4 × 200 m relay events and finished in third and fourth place, respectively.
[ He won two gold and one silver medals at the 1950 European Championships.][ He won the 1951 'Open' British ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title and the 1951 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title.]
References
1932 births
1989 deaths
Swedish male backstroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Sweden
Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
World record setters in swimming
Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Stockholms KK swimmers
Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Swedish male freestyle swimmers
Sportspeople from Uppsala
20th-century Swedish people
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